HIV Seroprevalence in Patients with Carcinoma of the Cervix in Ibadan, Nigeria.
OBJECTIVE
HIV has been associated with increased risks of certain kinds of malignancies. Cancer of the cervix is quite common in our environment and has been classified as an AIDS-defining malignancy in some countries. The objective of our study is to determine the prevalence of HIV sero-prevalence among patients attending our clinics with histologically confirmed Cancer of the Cervix.


METHODS
All records of patients diagnosed with histologically confirmed Cancer of the Cervix in our clinic over a three-year period (2005 - 2007) were reviewed. Details included HIV status of the patients. Results were analyzed to determine the sero-prevalence of HIV among the patients


RESULTS
221 patients were seen during the period with age ranged between 29 and 85 years with a mean value of 55.08. More than 80% of the patients had disease stages of 2b and above. Only 6 patients (2.7%) were positive. The rest were negative.


CONCLUSIONS
The prevalence of HIV among patients with cancer of the cervix in our clinic is low compared to results from some other places in Africa.
Abdus-Salam
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Radiotherapy Department, University College Hospital, Ibadan.
Ogunnorin
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Abdus-Salam
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