Association between obesity and abnormal Papanicolau(Pap) smear cytology results in a resource-poor Nigerian setting

Abstract Background Though obesity is associated with some malignancies, its association with cervical cancer is still inconclusive. This study was aimed at determining if there was an association between obesity and cervical epithelial cell abnormalities (CEA). Methods This was a cross-sectional co...

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Published in:	BMC Women's Health
Main Authors:	Silas Onyemaechi Okoro, Leonard Ogbonna Ajah, Peter Onubiwe Nkwo, Uzochukwu U. Aniebue, Benjamin Chukwuma Ozumba, Chibuike Ogwuegbu Chigbu
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2020-06-01
Subjects:	Obesity Pap smear cytology Cervical epithelial cell abnormalities South-East Nigeria
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12905-020-00984-w