Cervical cytology screening of high-risk patients in Ondo General Hospital, Nigeria.
A prospective study of the cervical smears of 215 women in the high risk group of patients in Ondo General Hospital is analysed, of which 25 (12.0%) had trichomonal vaginitis, 35 (16.2%) had chronic cervicitis, and 25 (12.0%) had atypical smears. This was the first time cervical cancer screening had been performed in this hospital.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000191:economics; D009549:Nigeria; D002577:Uterine Cervical Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D014626:Vaginal Smears