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   Evaluating the Pap Smear Reports of Pathology Laboratories in Ahvaz, Iran  
   
نویسنده Zargar Shoushtari Shirin ,Sarrafi Ali ,Makvandi Somayeh
منبع journal of midwifery and reproductive health - 2016 - دوره : 4 - شماره : 3 - صفحه:689 -695
چکیده    Background & aim: pap smear is a screening procedure for cervical cancer. the regular screening in women aged 20-65 years has decreased the incidence and mortality rate of cervical cancer up to 90%. this study aimed to investigate the pap smear reports of pathology laboratories in ahvaz, iran. methods: in this cross-sectional study, 1,006 pap smear reports were collected from pathology laboratories via cluster sampling method. data was analyzed by a researcher-made questionnaire. in addition, variables such as age, type of infection, grade of inflammation, metaplastic changes, and epithelial cell abnormalities in cervix were studied in this study. data analysis was performed in spss v.16.0 using descriptive analysis, anova, fisher’s exact, and chi-square tests. results: while no infection was reported in 94.43% (n=950) of cases, the highest incidence rate of infections in the remaining samples (5.56%, n=56) was related to candida albicans (4.77%, n=48). various grades of inflammation were reported in 83.69% (n=842) of the samples. moreover, the highest grade of inflammation in fungal infections was 2+, whereas the grades in trichomonas and bacterial infections were 1+ and 3+, respectively. cervical dysplasia and metaplasia were reported in 0.29% (n=3) and 1.19% (n=12) of the cases, respectively. conclusion: the prevalence of cervical-vaginal infections, cervical metaplasia, and dysplasia were relatively low in pap smear reports of laboratories in ahvaz.
کلیدواژه Infection ,Inflammation ,Metaplasia ,Pap smear ,Prevalence
آدرس Illinois State University, Mennonite College of Nursing, USA, ahvaz jundishapur university of medical sciences, Arvand Hospital, ایران, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz Branch, School of Nursing and Midwifery, ایران
پست الکترونیکی somayemakvandi@gmail.com
 
     
   
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