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Contraception (birth control)
is a regimen of one or more actions, devices, or medications followed in
order to deliberately prevent or reduce the likelihood of a woman
becoming pregnant or giving birth. Therefore contraception is the
utilization of various and sundry surgical procedures, devices,
practices, agents, or drugs with the intention of preventing conception
or impregnation (pregnancy). Methods and intentions typically termed
birth control may be considered a pivotal ingredient to family
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Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning |
| The relationship between HIV infection and cervical intraepithelial |
| neoplasia among women attending two family planning clinics in Nairobi, |
| Maggwa BN; Hunter DJ; Mbugua S; Tukei P; Mati JK |
| The objective of this study is to determine the relationship between HIV-1 infection and cervical intraepithelial |
| neoplasia (IN) among women at relatively low risk for both conditions. A case control study was designed comparing |
| women with cytological evidence of IN (cases) with those without IN (controls) and HIV-1 serostatus as the principal |
| exposure of interest. A total of 4058 women attending two family planning clinics in Nairobi, Kenya between October |
| 1989 and May 1991 were enrolled following HIV pretest counseling and informed consent. Structured interviews by |
| trained nurses and medical students were used to obtain data on social, demographic, contraceptive practice and |
| sexual behavior variables. A Papanicolaou smear specimen for cervical cytology and an endocervical swab for |
| gonorrhea culture were obtained. HIV-1 serostatus was determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and |
| confirmed by Western blot; syphilis serostatus was determined by the rapid plasma reagin test. 82 of the 4058 |
| (2.02%) women had cytological evidence of IN. The authors observed a significant positive association between |
| HIV-1 infection and IN that remained after controlling for sexual behavior, contraceptive practices and other potential |
| confounding variables (odds ratio, 2.78; 95% confidence interval 1.32- 5.85). Clinical symptoms and signs were |
| uncommon among the HIV-1-seropositive women, suggesting that they were still in the early stages of the infection. |
| The risk of IN among women even in the early stages of HIV-1 infection is increased. (PubHealth.info Document ID: |
| PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "The relationship between HIV infection and cervical |
| intraepithelial neoplasia among women attending two family planning clinics in Nairobi, Kenya.", is(are) Maggwa |
| BN; Hunter DJ; Mbugua S; Tukei P; Mati JK. The source of this article is "AIDS. 1993;7(5):733-8.". This article was |
| published in 1993 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT2T 4526-06. All rights reserved with |
| PubHealth.info) PIN: 9526 |
| This article is peer-reviewed. |
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