The aim of this study was to investigate risk factors for cervical cancer in Turkish women. In a hospital-based case-control study in ‹stanbul, 209 patients with histologically confirmed cervical cancer were compared with 1050 controls, who were admitted to the different departments of the same hospital. Odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were obtained from multivariate logistic regression analysis, fitted by the method of maximum likelihood. Risk factors for cervical cancer were found to be early age at first sexual intercourse (OR = 58.07, 95% CI: 27.88-120.95) and history of genital infection (OR = 5.17, 95% CI: 3.51-7.60). However, compared with controls, it was found that cases including higher education (OR = 0.18, 95% CI: 0.10-0.30), non-married (OR = 0.07, 95% CI: 0.04-0.12) and non-use of alcohol (OR = 0.30, 95% CI: 0.14-0.65) had a decreased risk for cervical cancer. Our results are supportive of the hypothesis that early age at first sexual intercourse and history of genital infection is related with the risk factors for cervical cancer. Therefore, monogamy, late commencement of sexual activity, personal hygiene and use of barrier contraceptive methods help towards primary prevention.
Keywords: Cervical cancer, Risk factors
ABSTRACT
Servikal Kanser ‹çin Risk Faktörleri: Hastane Temelli Vaka-Kontrol Çal›flmas›n›n Sonuçlar›Bu araflt›rman›n amac›, Türk kad›nlar›'ndaki servikal kanser risk faktörlerini belirlemektir. ‹stanbul'da yürütülen hastane temelli vaka-kontrol çal›flmas›nda, histolojik olarak servikal kanser tan›s› konulmufl 209 hasta, ayn› hastanenin farkl› bölümlerine baflvuran 1050 kontrol grubuyla karfl›laflt›r›ld›. Göreli risk oranlar› (ORs) ve %95 güven aral›¤› (CI), maksimum benzerlik metoduyla uygunlu¤u sa¤lanan, çok de¤iflkenli lojistik regression analizinden elde edildi. Servikal kanser için risk faktörleri, erken yafllarda ilk cinsel iliflki (OR = 58.07, 95% CI: 27.88-120.95) ve genital infeksiyon öyküsü (OR = 5.17, 95% CI: 3.51-7.60) olarak bulundu. Buna ragmen kontrol grubuyla karfl›laflt›r›ld›¤›nda, yüksek e¤itim (OR = 0.18, 95% CI: 0.10-0.30), evli olmama (OR = 0.07, 95% CI: 0.04-0.12) ve sigara kullanmama (OR = 0.30, 95% CI: 0.14-0.65), servikal kanser için azalt›c› risk faktörü olarak belirlendi. Araflt›rma sonucu, erken yaflta ilk cinsel iliflkinin ve genital infeksiyon öyküsünün servikal kanser için risk faktörü oldu¤unu göstermektedir. Bu nedenle primer korunmada tek efllilik, seksüel aktivitenin uygun yaflta bafllat›lmas› ve bariyerli kontraseptif yöntem kullan›m› önemlidir.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Serviks kanseri, Risk faktörleriULUSLARARASı HEMATOLOJI-ONKOLOJI DERGISI ARTICLE