ArticlePloS one2018
Factors associated with cervical precancerous lesions among women screened for cervical cancer in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A case control study.
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Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Non-invasive Biomarker Discovery for Pre-cervical or/and Cervical Cancer--ACTN4 and Other Biomarkers in Menstrual Blood
Non-invasive Biomarker Discovery for Pre-cervical or/and Cervical Cancer-HPV DNA and Other Biomarkers in Urine
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51 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 81 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Cervical cancer screening utilization and associated factors among women living with HIV in Ethiopia, 2024: systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC women's health · 2024Pooled it
- Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid Positivity in Screening and Early Detection of Cervical Dysplasia in Africa, 2023: A Meta-Analysis.Ethiopian journal of health sciences · 2024Pooled it
- Precancerous cervical lesion in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis.Systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Prevalence and Associated Factors of Precancerous Cervical Lesions among Women in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Ethiopian journal of health sciences · 2021Pooled it
- Cervical cancer screening utilization and predictors among eligible women in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2021Pooled it
- Precancerous lesions of the cervix and its determinants among Ethiopian women: Systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2020Pooled it
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- Determinants of precancerous cervical lesion among HIV positive women on ART in Awi zone public health facilities, Northwest Ethiopia, 2024.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Assessing the prevalence of non-use of cervical cancer screening in Khouribga, Morocco.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Impact of health education on knowledge and perception of cervical cancer and screening among rural women in Bangladesh.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- Oncogenic human papillomavirus infection (HPV 16/18) and associated factors among women in East Gojjam Zone, NorthWest Ethiopia 2021.African health sciences · 2024Article
- Triage performance of PAX1Clinical epigenetics · 2024Article
- Precancerous lesion determinants in women attending cervical cancer screening at public health facilities in North Shoa Zone, Amhara, Ethiopia: an unmatched case-control study.BMC women's health · 2024Article
- Determinants of precancerous cervical lesion among HIV infected women on ART in Woldia comprehensive specialized hospital NorthEast Ethiopia.BMC women's health · 2023Article
- The association between HIV infection and precancerous cervical lesion. A systematic review and meta-analysis of case-control studies.Health science reports · 2023Article
- Association between obesity and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia: results from a case control study in south western Uganda.BMC women's health · 2023Article
- Early cervical cancer screening: The influence of culture and religion.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundCervical cancer is the second most prevalent cancer among women in the developing countries including Ethiopia. Precancerous lesions can be developed and risk to the development of cervical cancer over time. Early identification of the precancerous lesion and its risk factor is paramount in preventing cervical cancer. However, the determinants of cervical precancerous lesions are not well documented in Ethiopia. Therefore, this study is conducted to determine factors associated with cervical precancerous lesion among women screened for cervical cancer.
methodsA hospital-based unmatched case-control study was conducted in selected health facilities in Addis Ababa from March to April 2016. Data were collected from 114 cases and 229 controls using an interviewer-administered questionnaire, entered to Epi Info version 7, and exported to SPSS version 20 for analysis. Odds ratios with its 95% confidence intervals and two-tailed P-value were calculated. Variables with P-value ≤ 0.2 in the bivariate analysis were included in the multivariate logistic regression model.
resultsWomen aged 40-49 years had 2.4-fold higher odds of precancerous lesions compared to those aged 30-39 (Adjusted Odds Ratio = 2.4, 95% Confidence Interval: 1.27-4.54). Women having history of sexually transmitted infections were significantly associated with cervical precancerous lesion compared to their counterparts (Adjusted Odds Ratio = 3.20, 95% Confidence Interval: 1.26-8.10). Similarly, those women who had two or more lifetime sexual partners (Adjusted Odds Ratio = 2.17 95% Confidence Interval: 1.01-4.67), and women whose husbands had two or more lifetime sexual partners (Adjusted Odds Ratio = 3.03, 95% Confidence Interval: 1.25, 7.33) had higher odds of cervical precancerous lesions.
conclusionsOlder age, history of multiple sexual partners and sexual transmitted infections were associated with increased risk of precancerous lesion. Therefore, women with higher risk of precancerous lesions should be encouraged to be screened more frequently for cervical cancer.
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