Frequency of gynecologic follow-up and cervical cancer screening in the Swiss HIV cohort study

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serval:BIB_E767AD3DA9AD
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
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Title
Frequency of gynecologic follow-up and cervical cancer screening in the Swiss HIV cohort study
Journal
Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
Author(s)
Keiser  O., Martinez de Tejada  B., Wunder  D., Chapuis-Taillard  C., Zellweger  C., Zinkernagel  A. S., Elzi  L., Schmid  P., Bernasconi  E., Aebi-Popp  K., Rickenbach  M.
ISSN
1525-4135 (Print)
Publication state
Published
Issued date
12/2006
Volume
43
Number
5
Pages
550-5
Notes
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't --- Old month value: Dec 15
Abstract
BACKGROUND: According to current recommendations, HIV-infected women should have at least 1 gynecologic examination per year. OBJECTIVES: To analyze factors associated with frequency of gynecologic follow-up and cervical cancer screening among HIV-infected women followed in the Swiss HIV Cohort Study (SHCS). METHODS: Half-yearly questionnaires between April 2001 and December 2004. At every follow-up visit, the women were asked if they had had a gynecologic examination and a cervical smear since their last visit. Longitudinal models were fitted with these variables as outcomes. RESULTS: A total of 2186 women were included in the analysis. Of the 1146 women with complete follow-up in the SHCS, 35.3% had a gynecologic examination in each time period, whereas 7.4% had never gone to a gynecologist. Factors associated with a poor gynecologic follow-up were older age, nonwhite ethnicity, less education, underweight, obesity, being sexually inactive, intravenous drug use, smoking, having a private infectious disease specialist as a care provider, HIV viral load <400 copies/mL, and no previous cervical dysplasia. No association was seen for living alone, CD4 cell count, and positive serology for syphilis. CONCLUSIONS: Gynecologic care among well-followed HIV-positive women is poor and needs to be improved.
Keywords
Adult Female HIV Infections/*complications Humans Practice Guidelines Switzerland Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/*epidemiology/*etiology
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