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Analysis Of Cervical Smears In A Muslim Population, Shahnaz Wasti, Waleed Ahmed, Abbas Jafri, Behram Khan, Rizwan Sohail, Sheema Hassan
Analysis Of Cervical Smears In A Muslim Population, Shahnaz Wasti, Waleed Ahmed, Abbas Jafri, Behram Khan, Rizwan Sohail, Sheema Hassan
Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Background: Screening for cancer of the cervix remains a neglected health care issue in Pakistan. To provide baseline data for future efforts to improve screening, we conducted a retrospective analysis of cervical smears taken in the obstetrics and gynaecological clinics of the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
Method: We collected data on cervical smear cytology for cervical smears taken from January 1, 1990 to December 31,1996. We assessed risk factors for dysplasia, including age, age at first marriage, and number of pregnancies.
Results: The overall prevalence of abnormal smears in our study was 0.5%. Of 20,995 cervical smears, 12,451 …