[HIV infection and cervical cancer: a note of caution for clinicians and health planners].
BACKGROUND
To estimate the association between HIV infection and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN).


METHODS
Cross-sectional study based on data from 251 women from a Sexually Transmitted Diseases clinic. Patients with CIN were compared with those without CIN in terms of HIV infection and exposure to other risk factors, calculating the corresponding adjusted odds ratio (ORA) by logistic regression.


RESULTS
HIV infection (ORA = 7.5; CI 95%: 2.5-22.1), having previous cytologies with cellular changes associated with human papillomavirus infection (ORA = 3.6; CI 95%: 1.3-10.2) and history of condylomas (ORA = 3.2; CI 95%: 1.2-8.4) were associated with CIN.


CONCLUSIONS
The strong association observed between HIV and CIN, shows that it is necessary for health services planners and clinicians caring for HIV infected women to ensure that the latter receive the appropriate care to guarantee its early detection.
López de Munain
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Servicio de ETS, Hospital de Basurto, Bilbao. munainj@dasv.es
Cámara
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Santamaría
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Baraia
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Zubero
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Teira
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D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D012307:Risk Factors; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D002578:Uterine Cervical Dysplasia / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control