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Cervical cancer in women living in South Africa: a record linkage study of the National Health Laboratory Service and the National Cancer Registry.
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- Genotype distribution of human papillomavirus among women with cervical cancer stratified by HIV status in Tanzania.PloS one · 2025Article
- Cervical cancer awareness among women recently diagnosed with cervical cancer in South Africa and Zimbabwe.Ecancermedicalscience · 2025Article
- Supporting women undergoing radiotherapy for cervical cancer: A pilot intervention.Health SA = SA Gesondheid · 2025Article
- Record linkage without patient identifiers: Proof of concept using data from South Africa's national HIV program.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Cancer risk among people living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in Rwanda from 2007 to 2018.International journal of cancer · 2024Article
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- Knowledge and awareness of cervical cancer and human papillomavirus vaccination among female university students.South African family practice : official journal of the South African Academy of Family Practice/Primary Care · 2024Article
- State of the science and future directions for research on HIV and cancer: Summary of a joint workshop sponsored by IARC and NCI.International journal of cancer · 2024Review
- Cervical precancer and cancer incidence among insured women with and without HIV in South Africa.International journal of cancer · 2024Article
- Poor Cervical Cancer Knowledge and Awareness among Women and Men in the Eastern Cape Province Rural Community.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
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introductionIn countries with high HIV prevalence, it is important to understand the cervical cancer (CC) patterns by HIV status to ensure targeted prevention measures. We aimed to determine the factors associated with CC compared to non-infection related cancer in women living in South Africa.
methodsThis was a cross-sectional study of women aged 15 years and older diagnosed with CC and non-infection related cancer in the South African public health sector from 2004 to 2014. The National Cancer Registry provided data on cancer, whilst HIV status was determined from routinely collected HIV related data from the National Health Laboratory Service. We explored the association of HIV infection, age, ethnicity and calendar period with CC compared to non-infection related cancer.
resultsFrom 2004 to 2014, 49,599 women were diagnosed with CC, whilst 78,687 women had non-infection related cancer. About 40% (
conclusionsHIV positive women presented a decade earlier with CC compared to HIV negative women. A large proportion of women with CC were unaware of their HIV status with a disproportionate burden of CC in Black women. We recommend women attending CC screening facilities to be offered HIV testing so that recommendations for their follow-up visits are given according to their HIV status.
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