Fané Seydou¹*, Bocoum Amadou¹, Sylla Checkna¹, Traoré Soumana Oumar², Kanté Ibrahima³, Tegueté Ibrahima¹, Traoré Youssouf¹ and Mounkoro Niani¹

¹Department of Gynecology Obstetrics of UTH Gabriel Touré of Bamako, Mali
²Service of Gynecology Obstetrics of the Referral Health Center of Commune V of Bamako, Mali
³Department of Gynecology Obstetrics of UTH Point G, Bamako, Mali

*Corresponding Author: Fané Seydou, Department of Gynecology Obstetrics of UTH Gabriel Touré of Bamako, Mali.

Received: March 17, 2022; Published: March 30, 2022

Abstract

The aim of our study was to contribute to the decreasing of cervical cancer incidence in women living with HIV/AIDS. We conducted an analytical cross-sectional study over a period of three months at the university teaching hospital (UTH) Gabriel TOURE and at the listening, care, animation and advice center (LCAAC) in Bamako. We have recorded 216 HIV positive women who underwent cervical cancer screening during our study period. Among these 216 cases, 16 patients (7.4%) were positive to the VIA/VILI test. The histological results available were 8 cases out of 16 biopsies performed (50%) and the histological type was: 12.5% cases of cervicitis; 12.5% CIN, 73.5% invasive cancer. Monogamous married women were significantly represented. The most dominant age group was 45-64 years (38.42%). Women out of school accounted for 66.2%. The initial viral load (chi-square = 11.149; p = 0.011), compliance with treatment (chi-square = 5.023; p = 0.025), history of sexually transmitted infection (STI) (Khi-square = 14.860, Ddl = 3, P = 0.002, type of STI treatment (Khi-square = 14.860; Ddl = 4; P = 0.005). knowledge about the existence of HPV vaccine (Chi-square = 5.260; P = 0.022) were the most found risk factors and represented respectively 67.12% of recent CD4 counts below 500 cells/mm³, 44.44%; 29.34% and 3.1%. The rate of management of precancerous and cancerous lesions of the cervix was 50%. Conclusion: The frequency of cervical cancer is high in HIV-positive women. The level of knowledge about cervical cancer is low. A decrease in its frequency in HIV-positive women requires management of risk factors.

 Keywords: Frequency; Level of Knowledge; HIV-positive; Cervical Cancer; UTH Gabriel Toure; LCAAC

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Citation

Citation: Fané Seydou., et al. “Assessment of the Frequency and Level of Knowledge of Cervical Cancer Among HIV-positive Women at the University Teaching Hospital Gabriel Toure and at the Listening, Care, Animation and Advice Center in Bamako, Mali" 6.3 (2022): 22-27.

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