Screening, prevalence, and risk factors for cervical lesions among HIV positive and HIV negative women in Swaziland

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Pauline E. Jolly · University of Alabama at Birmingham

Simangele Mthethwa-Hleta · Ministry of Health and Social Welfare

Luz A. Padilla · University of Alabama at Birmingham

Jessica Pettis · University of Alabama at Birmingham

ShaCoria Winston · University of Alabama at Birmingham

Tomi Akinyemiju · University of Alabama at Birmingham

Hannah J. Turner

Abstract

The high prevalence of HIV infection and the strong association between HIV and cervical lesions highlight the need for substantial scale-up of cervical screening to decrease the rate of CC in Swaziland.

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Cervical Cancer and HPV Research Reproductive tract infections research Viral-associated cancers and disorders

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Published in: BMC Public Health

Volume 17, Issue 1, pp. 218-218

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-017-4120-3

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Screening, prevalence, and risk factors for cervical lesions among HIV positive and HIV negative women in Swaziland

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