Cervical cytology as a diagnostic tool for genital schistosomiasis and cervical squamous cell atypia among young women from schistosoma and HIV endemic populations in South Africa

摘要

Background: Globally, Africa has the highest prevalence of HIV, schistosomiasis and another neglected entity: cervical cancer. Genital schistosomiasis manifests in lesions that are hypothesized to link with HIV and cervical atypia.