ArticleCancer management and research2020
Predictors of Precancerous Cervical Lesions Among Women Screened for Cervical Cancer in Bahir Dar Town, Ethiopia: A Case-Control Study.
Article in Cancer management and research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
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.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
5 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.
- Determinants of precancerous cervical lesions among women screened for cervical cancer at Debre Markos town public health facilities, Ethiopia.Reproductive health · 2026Article
- Determinants of precancerous cervical lesion among HIV positive women on ART in Awi zone public health facilities, Northwest Ethiopia, 2024.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Prevalence of human papillomavirus infection and associated factors among women attending cervical cancer screening in setting of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.Scientific reports · 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
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
purposeCancer of the cervix is the second most common cancer among women worldwide. Despite it is a serious public health problem in Sub-Saharan African countries including Ethiopia, formation on predictor of the precancerous cervical lesion is not well documented, particularly in the study area. This study aimed to identify the predictors of precancerous cervical lesions among women screened for cervical cancer in Bahir Dar town, North West Ethiopia, 2018/19. PATIENT AND
methodsInstitution-based unmatched case-control study was conducted in selected health facilities in Bahir Dar town from November 15, 2018, to January 16, 2019. Data were collected from 102 cases and 305 controls using an interviewer-administered structured questionnaire and entered into Epi Data version 3.1, then export to SPSS version 23 for analysis. Variables with P-value ≤0.2 in the bivariate analysis were included in the multivariate logistic regression model. Odds ratio with 95% confidence interval was used to identify the predictors of precancerous cervical lesions.
resultsWomen who initiated sexual intercourse before the age of 18 years (AOR = 1.68, 95% CI: 1.015-2.804), history of sexually transmitted infection (AOR =1.74, 95% CI: 1.087-2.790) and two or more lifetime sexual partners (AOR=1.733, 95% CI: 1.069-2.810) were predictors for a precancerous cervical lesions.
conclusionThis study confirms that the initiation of sexual intercourse before the age of 18 years, having history of sexually transmitted infection, and two or more lifetime sexual partners were determinants for precancerous cervical lesions. So that it should be focused on prevention through early detection and treatment of sexually transmitted infection with condom promotion. Women with a higher risk of precancerous lesions should also be encouraged to be screened more frequently for cervical cancer.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.