The Association between HIV Infection, Antiretroviral Therapy and Cervical Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions in South Western Nigerian Women.

Oliver Ezechi; Karen Odberg Pettersson; Clement Abu Okolo; Innocent Achaya O Ujah; Per-Olof Östergren

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The Association between HIV Infection, Antiretroviral Therapy and Cervical Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions in South Western Nigerian Women.

Oliver Ezechi, Karen Odberg Pettersson, Clement Abu Okolo, Innocent Achaya O Ujah, Per-Olof Östergren

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Findings from studies that evaluated the effect of antiretroviral drug use on the development of cervical squamous intraepithelial lesion differed in their conclusions. This study investigated the association between HIV infection, antiretroviral drug use and cervical squamous intraepithelial lesion in a high HIV and cervical cancer burden setting- Nigeria.

Original language	English
Article number	e97150
Journal	PLoS ONE
Volume	9
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0097150
Publication status	Published - 2014

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The battleground of two Infections and a cancer: Human Papilloma Virus, premalignant lesions of the cervix and their interaction with Human Immunodeficiency Virus in southwestern Nigeria
Ezechi, O., 2014, Division of Social Medicine and Global Health. 129 p.
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The battleground of two Infections and a cancer: Human Papilloma Virus, premalignant lesions of the cervix and their interaction with Human Immunodeficiency Virus in southwestern Nigeria

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