Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid (VIA) & Pap smear positivity rates according to socio demographic factors amongst rural married women

Authors

  • Ruchi Arun Shri Ram Murti Smarak Institute of Medical Sciences, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh
  • Jai Prakash Singh Autonomous State Medical College Society, Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh
  • Malik Faizan Heritage Institute of Medical Sciences, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2019.v31i01.012

Keywords:

Women, VIA, Pap smear, Cross sectional study

Abstract

Background: Cervical cytology which is a standard screening tool in developed countries fails as a screening method in low-resource countries due to financial and technical constraints. Objective: To determine the prevalence of pre-malignant lesions of the cervix by VIA and Pap smear test among rural married women and to find out association of socio demographic factors with positive screening test results. Material & Methods: A community based cross-sectional study was carried out among rural married women in the field practice area. A pre-designed questionnaire was administered to collect information from 550 women. Results: The VIA and Pap smear tests were positive among 5.5% and 3.6%study subjects respectively. Pap smear test result presented with pre-cancerous lesions such as atypical squamous cell of undifferentiated significance (ASCUS)16 (2.90%), low grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (LSIL) 2 (0.36%) and high grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSIL) 2 (0.36%). The VIA & Pap smear positivity rate was found to be more in the age group of ?40 years, Hindu, education above intermediate class, joint family and, upper & lower socio-economic status respectively. Conclusion: The prevalence of pre-malignant lesions of the cervix by VIA test was 5.5 % while 3.6% pre-malignant lesion was detected by Pap smear method.

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2019-03-31

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Arun R, Singh JP, Faizan M. Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid (VIA) & Pap smear positivity rates according to socio demographic factors amongst rural married women. Indian J Community Health [Internet]. 2019 Mar. 31 [cited 2024 Mar. 28];31(1):73-7. Available from: http://www.iapsmupuk.org/journal/index.php/IJCH/article/view/1005

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