Tesfaye B, Tilahun T, Dechasa Heyi W, Oljira R. Associated factors of positive visual inspection of cervix with acetic acid test among women screened for cervical cancer at public health facilities in Woliso town, Southwest Shoa, Ethiopia: A case-control study.
SAGE Open Med 2022;
10:20503121221108227. [PMID:
35814309 PMCID:
PMC9260562 DOI:
10.1177/20503121221108227]
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Abstract
Objectives:
Screening for precancerous cervical lesions and providing access to effective
treatment can significantly improve the likelihood of survival. To identify
associated factors of positive visual inspection of the cervix with acetic
acid test for precancerous cervical lesions among women screened for
cervical cancer at public health facilities in Woliso Town, Southwest Shoa,
Ethiopia.
Methods:
A facility-based unmatched case–control study was conducted on 86 cases and
172 controls. Cases were women who had a positive result for the visual
inspection of the cervix with acetic acid test, and controls were women with
a negative result. Data were collected using a pretested structured
questionnaire and organized using SPSS version 20. Descriptive analysis and
logistic regressions were performed. The adjusted odds ratio with a 95%
confidence interval was used, and statistical significance was declared at
p-value <0.05.
Results:
The study found that women aged 40–44 years (adjusted odds ratio = 4.11, 95%
confidence interval (1.20–14.50)), greater or equal to five deliveries
(adjusted odds ratio = 2.78, 95% confidence interval (1.39–5.56)), age at
first birth less than 20 (adjusted odds ratio = 5.45, 95% confidence
interval (1.41–21.04), age at first sexual intercourse less than 18
(adjusted odds ratio = 4.73, 95%, confidence interval (1.79–12.48)), ever
used condom (adjusted odds ratio = 11.06, 95% confidence interval
(3.93–31.14), having a history of sexually transmitted diseases (adjusted
odds ratio = 4.05, 95% confidence interval (2.15–7.76), having a history of
multiple sexual partners (adjusted odds ratio = 4.81, 95% confidence
interval (1.37–16.90)), and being human immunodeficiency virus positive
(adjusted odds ratio = 3.85, 95% confidence interval (1.68–8.83)) were
associated factors of positive visual inspection with acetic acid test for
precancerous cervical lesions.
Conclusion:
Given the above-associated factors of positive visual inspection with acetic
acid test for precancerous cervical lesions, the health facilities should
target women with these factors and timely screen them with the application
of acetic acid on the cervix.
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