Pregnancy outcomes among women with and without HIV infections who underwent excisional treatment for high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia: a retrospective cohort study in low-resource settings
Adverse pregnancy outcomes after excisional treatment of the uterine cervix for high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions are multifactorial and were associated with cold knife conisation and prior adverse pregnancy outcomes, while maternal HIV infection was not independently associated with adverse outcomes.
Authors
- Philiph Tonui
- Poli Philippe Amubuomombe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8444-1425)
- Benjamin Elly Odongo
- Peter Itsura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2446-6393)
- Elkanah Omenge Orang’o
- Patrick Joseph Loehrer
- Susan Cu-Uvin
Institutions
- Moi University (KE)
- Brown University (US)
- Aga Khan University Hospital Nairobi (KE)
- Aga Khan University Nairobi (KE)
- Indiana University Bloomington (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-105559
- Primary Topic
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00