Cervical smear abnormalities in the United Arab Emirates: a pilot study in the Arabian Gulf

Acta Cytologica
Saad Ghazal-AswadNorman H Chan

Abstract

To gather epidemiologic data on cervical abnormalities and make recommendations pertaining to a national cervical screening policy in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). A cross-sectional survey of patients and physicians in the UAE with regard to cervical cytology was carried out. Knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) of a group of female primary care physicians on cervical cytology were assessed by a self-administered questionnaire. Pap smears and Chlamydia testing were offered to women attending selected primary care centers and secondary health care facilities. Results of Chlamydia prevalence and KAP were published elsewhere; this report addresses the cytologic aspects of this study. There were 2,013 smears collected from primary health centers and 2,042 from secondary care. The overall rate of cervical screening among women in this survey was 85.5% in primary care and 77% in secondary care. The proportion of unsatisfactory smears was < 5%. The prevalence of cervical abnormalities according to the Bethesda System 2001 was 3.6%. There were 9 (primary care) and 21 (secondary care) cases of low grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (LSILs), for a prevalence of 0.77%. There were 4 primary care and 17 secondary care cases of high...Continue Reading

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Oct 6, 2014·European Journal of Cancer : Official Journal for European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) [and] European Association for Cancer Research (EACR)·Jane H WilliamsLucie Rychetnik
Nov 9, 2016·Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of India·Apeksha MadanLeena Nakate
Oct 6, 2015·Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention : APJCP·Muna Al ZaabiOsman Ortashi

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