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Hindi Research Article, J Genit Syst Disor Vol: 2 Issue: 1
Cervical Neoplasia-Associated Schistosomiasis in HIV-Infected and Uninfected South African Women
| Louis-Jacques van Bogaert* | |
| National Health Laboratory Service, Polokwane/Mankweng Hospital Complex and the University of Limpopo, Polokwane, South Africa | |
| Corresponding author : Louis-Jacques van Bogaert Post Net Suite 7, Private Bag x8689, Groblersdal 0470, South Africa Tel: +27132624339; Fax: +27132624339 E-mail: louis.vanBogaert@nhls.ac.za |
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| Received: February 20, 2013 Accepted: March 25, 2013 Published: April 03, 2013 | |
| Citation: van Bogaert LJ (2013) Cervical Neoplasia-Associated Schistosomiasis in HIV-Infected and Uninfected South African Women. J Genit Syst Disor 2:1. doi:10.4172/2325-9728.1000106 |
Abstract
Cervical Neoplasia-Associated Schistosomiasis in HIV-Infected and Uninfected South African
Women
Epidemiologic mapping of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), urogenital schistosomiasis (UGS), and cervical cancer in sub-Saharan Africa exhibit substantial overlap. This prompted the hypothesis of a possible link between these conditions. Cross-sectional studies suggest an increased risk of HIV infection
and transmission in women with UGS. In this perspective, it is hypothesized that systematic prevention of schistosomiasis in school girls might contribute to the reduction of transmission of HIV after sexual debut.
