@article{Parajuli_Dawadi_Khadka_2020, title={Prevalence of Cervical Cancer among Cervical Biopsies in a Tertiary Care Center}, volume={58}, url={https://www.jnma.com.np/jnma/index.php/jnma/article/view/5060}, DOI={10.31729/jnma.5060}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Introduction</strong>: Cervical cancer is one of the most common cancer among the female population in<br>Nepal. The incidence and mortality rate due to cervical cancer is higher in developing countries<br>like Nepal due to a lack of proper screening and early diagnosis. This study aims to find out the<br>prevalence of cervical cancer among cervical biopsies in a tertiary care center.</p> <p><br><strong>Methods</strong>: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among the hospital records of cervical<br>biopsies from the department of pathology of Shree Birendra Hospital from 1st May 2018 to 30th<br>April 2019. Ethical approval was taken from the Institutional Review Committee in February 2020.<br>This study was conducted among 146 cervical biopsies by using convenience sampling method.<br>Point estimate at 95% Confidence Interval was calculated along with frequency and proportion for<br>binary data. Data were analyzed using excel 2016 software.</p> <p><br><strong>Results</strong>: The prevalence of cervical cancer among 146 cases included in our study is found to be<br>6 (4.11%) at 95% Confidence Interval (0.90-7.32). Among those cases of cervical cancer, 4 (66.67%)<br>were squamous cell carcinoma, 1 (16.67%) was adenocarcinoma, and 1 (16.67%) was of other type.<br>Maximum cases of cervical cancer were prevalent among higher age groups.</p> <p><br><strong>Conclusions</strong>: Cervical cancer-related morbidity and mortality are different in different parts of<br>the world. It’s burden is primarily seen in developing countries where there is a lack of effective<br>screening programs.</p>}, number={227}, journal={Journal of Nepal Medical Association}, author={Parajuli, Ganesh and Dawadi, Pravakar and Khadka, Sabina}, year={2020}, month={Jul.}, pages={453–455} }