Cancer in HIV-positive and HIV-negative adolescents and young adults in South Africa: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the spectrum of cancers in adolescents and young adults (AYAs) living with and without HIV in South Africa.

Design

Cross-sectional study with cancer records provided by the National Cancer Registry (NCR) and HIV records from the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS).

Setting and participants

The NHLS is the largest provider of pathology services in the South African public sector. The NCR is a division of the NHLS. We included AYAs (aged 10-24 years) diagnosed with cancer by public health sector laboratories between 2004 and 2014 (n=8479). HIV status was obtained through record linkages and text mining.

Primary and secondary outcomes

We determined the spectrum of cancers by HIV status in AYAs. We used multivariable logistic regression

SUBMITTER: Dhokotera T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8524277 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature