title: Prevalence and factors associated with VIA positive result among clients screened at Family Guidance Association of Ethiopia, south west area office, Jimma model clinic, Jimma, Ethiopia 2013: a cross-sectional study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Cervical cancer is the 2nd most frequent and top killer cancer among women in Ethiopia. Prevalence and factors associated with visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) positive result is not studied yet at the study area.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional study was conducted at Jimma model clinic of Family Guidance Association of Ethiopia, from September 11, 2013 to October 11, 2013. Pertinent data of 334 screened clients were transferred to Epidata version3.1 using checklist, double data entry verification done and exported to SPSS version16.0. After cleaning the data, descriptive analysis was done and logistic regression model employed to identify predictors of VIA positive result. Statistical significance was declared at P < 0.05.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Out of 334 screened clients, 43 (12.9%) had VIA positive result. Initiation of sexual intercourse earlier than 16 years was found to be an independent predictor increasing the risk of VIA positive by 2.2 times as compared to clients who started at the age of 16 or more years (AOR [95% CI] = 2.2 [1.1, 4.3]).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Early initiation of sexual intercourse was an independent predictor of VIA positive result in this study. Thus, any cervical cancer prevention and control effort at the study area should address the problem of early initiation of sexual intercourse.
authors.affiliation: Columbia University, International Center for AIDS Care and Treatment Program, Addis Ababa office, P.O. Box 5566, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. zmulissa@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Zewdie Mulissa
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Deksissa
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health and Medical Sciences, Jimma University, P.O. Box 1274, Jimma, Ethiopia. fessahayeat@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Fessahaye Alemseged
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Tesfamichael
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health and Medical Sciences, Jimma University, P.O. Box 1274, Jimma, Ethiopia. menothen@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Henok Assefa
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Ferede
mesh_terms: D019342:Acetic Acid / Q000737:chemistry; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000473:pathology*; D003075:Coitus; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D017679:Cryotherapy; D005002:Ethiopia / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D034121:Reproductive Health Services; D012307:Risk Factors; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D019342:Acetic Acid