Clinicopathologic significance of Papanicolaou smear study of postmenopausal women in a rural tertiary care center

Velu, Ambedkar Raj Kulandai; Srinivasamurthy, Banushree C

doi:10.4103/2278-0513.152735

Cited by 5 publications

(2 citation statements)

References 0 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Rajput et al [2] also found a high SIL rate in rural women (10.5%). High SIL incidence rates of 11 and 17% were also reported by Ambedkar et al [3] and Srivastava et al [4], respectively, in rural screenings. A moderate incidence of SIL ranging from 6.4 to 7.1% was reported in rural women by Das Gupta et al [5] and Deodhar et al [6, 7].…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 60%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Results of Cervical Cancer Screening in the Rural Population of Lucknow West, India, through a Camp Approach

Misra¹,

Srivastava²,

Gupta³

2018

Acta Cytologica

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Objective: Cytological screening was carried out in rural women of Lucknow West, India, through a camp approach to detect cervical cancer in its preinvasive phase and to see whether the primitive living conditions in the villages have any effect on the incidence of precancer and carcinoma of the cervix and the associated predisposing factors of cervical carcinogenesis. Study Design: During a span of 4 years (May 2013 to March 2017), a total of 135 camps were organized under the auspice of Era’s Lucknow Medical College and Hospital (Lucknow, India). Only 4,269 (31.2%) out of 13,500 women who were motivated and counseled attended the camp and 2,369 (55.1%) of them underwent a Pap smear examination. Results: The incidence of squamous intraepithelial lesions of the cervix (SIL) was found to be very high (18.2%) in the 2,369 women who were screened, but the majority of them were of a low grade. The SIL incidence was very high for all predisposing factors like gynaecological symptoms, age, and clinical lesions of the cervix. However, the SIL rate showed a rise with increasing parity. Candida albicans was more common in rural women (4.7%) than Trichomonas vaginalis (1.1%), and a low incidence of viral sexually transmitted diseases (STD) was seen. Conclusions: Organizing camps in the villages through proper counseling and motivation may help in the screening of larger numbers of women for early detection of cervical cancer, the adequate treatment of which will check the progression of the disease and thus minimize the incidence of carcinoma of the cervix and its associated mortality in the rural population of India.

show abstract

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 60%

“…This might be due to shyness factor prevalent among rural women who are mostly reluctant to disclose their gynaecological complaints. However, Ambedkar et al [3] found a 2-fold higher number of precancerous lesions in symptomatic women compared to asymptomatic cases. Bukhari and Saba [17] also reported similar findings.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%