Prevalence of abnormal Papanicolaou smears in female sex workers in Hong Kong

• Published in: Hong Kong medical journal = Xianggang yi xue za zhi Vol. 19; no. 3; p. 203
• Main Authors: Leung, KM, Yeoh, Gary PS, Cheung, HN, Fong, Francois Y, Chan, KW
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: China Hong Kong Academy of Medicine 01.06.2013
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Cervical cancer; Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia - diagnosis; Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia - epidemiology; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Hong Kong - epidemiology; Humans; Laboratories; Mass Screening - methods; Middle Aged; Pap smear; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Precancerous Conditions - diagnosis; Precancerous Conditions - epidemiology; Referral and Consultation; Retrospective Studies; Sex industry; Sex Workers - statistics & numerical data; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - diagnosis; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - prevention & control; Vaginal Smears - statistics & numerical data; Young Adult; Hong Kong; Hong Kong China; China; Uterine cervical neoplasms; Vaginal smears; Sex workers

OBJECTIVE. To investigate the prevalence of pre-cancerous uterine cervix lesions as detected in Papanicolaou (Pap) smears from female sex workers in Hong Kong. DESIGN. Retrospective analysis of laboratory records. SETTING. Private anatomical pathology laboratory, Hong Kong. PATIENTS. Female sex work...