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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
An association between trichomonas vaginalis and high-risk human papillomavirus in rural tanzanian women undergoing cervical cancer screening
Clinical Therapeutics, Volume 36, No. 1, Year 2014
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Objective The goal of this study was to determine the prevalence of vaginitis and its association with high-risk human papillomavirus (HR HPV) in women undergoing cervical cancer screening in rural Tanzania. Methods For the purpose of cervical cancer screening, cytology and HR HPV polymerase chain reaction data were collected from 324 women aged between 30 and 60 years. Microscopy and gram stains were used to detect yeast and bacterial vaginosis. Cervical nucleic acid amplification test specimens were collected for the detection of Trichomonas vaginalis (TV), Chlamydia trachomatis, and Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Results The majority of women were married (320 of 324) and reported having a single sexual partner (270 of 324); the median age of participants was 41 years. HR HPV was detected in 42 participants. Forty-seven percent of women had vaginitis. Bacterial vaginosis was the most common infection (32.4%), followed by TV (10.4%), and yeast (6.8%). In multivariable logistic regression analysis, TV was associated with an increased risk of HR HPV (odds ratio, 4.2 [95% CI, 1.7-10.3]). Patients with TV were 6.5 times more likely to have HPV type 16 than patients negative for TV (50% vs 13.3%) (odds ratio, 6.5 [95% CI, 1.1-37]). Conclusions Among rural Tanzanian women who presented for cervical cancer screening, Trichomonas vaginitis was significantly associated with HR HPV infection (specifically type 16). © 2014 Elsevier HS Journals, Inc. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Lazenby, Gweneth B.
United States, Charleston
Musc College of Medicine
Taylor, Peyton T.
United States, Charlottesville
University of Virginia
Badman, Barbara S.
United States, Charlottesville
University of Virginia
McHaki, Emil
Tanzania, Arusha
Arusha Lutheran Medical Centre
Korte, Jeffrey E.
United States, Charleston
Medical University of South Carolina
Soper, David E.
United States, Charleston
Musc College of Medicine
Young Pierce, Jennifer
United States, Charleston
Musc College of Medicine
Statistics
Citations: 74
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.clinthera.2013.11.009
ISSN:
01492918
e-ISSN:
1879114X
Research Areas
Cancer
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Case-Control Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
Tanzania
Participants Gender
Female