Factors associated with advanced stage at diagnosis of cervical cancer in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe the patterns and factors associated with advanced stage at diagnosis of cervical cancer among Addis Ababa residents, Ethiopia.

Design

A population-based cross-sectional study.

Setting

Seven major hospitals or diagnostic facilities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Participants

All histopathology-confirmed patients with incident cervical cancer diagnosed from 1 January 2017 to 30 June 2018 among Addis Ababa residents.

Outcome measures

The proportion of patients with cervical cancer diagnosed at early stage (stage I/II) and advanced stage (stage III/IV) of the disease according to International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics staging criteria, and adjusted prevalence ratio (APR) for factors associated with advanced-stage diagnosis us

SUBMITTER: Dereje N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7554500 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature