Abstract
Author(s): Shaimaa Abdulamer Nasir
Background: In Iraq, there were 2.1 instances of cervical cancer for every 100,000 females of all ages, rendering to the World Health Organization (WHO). On top of that, 10.21 million Iraqi women aged 15 to 44 were at risk of getting cancer. Method: A cross-sectional training was directed at The Maternity and Paediatric Teaching Hospital in Aldiwaniyah city over a ten-month period, from February 15 to November 15, 2024. All 150 female patients who visited the cervical cancer screening unit throughout the study dated were comprised. In the cytology lab, smears were obtained with the Ayre's spatula, and the results were assessed using the system of Bethesda Scoring. use the Chi square test to highlight connections of demographic information and cytological results. For the significant variables, binary logistic regression was employed. A significance level of 0.05 was deemed to be present in our statistical study. Findings: The pap smear results for the majority of the sample (89.5%) were normal. Abnormal pap smear results were reported by 10.5% of the remaining women. The most common patient concerns were vaginal discharge (49.33%), irregular bleeding (20.66%), and after coital bleeding (2.6%). Only three incidences of cervical cancer were discovered. A statistically significant association was found in females under 45 and abnormal pap smears (p = 0.037 for both). While females who are 45 years old have increased the likelihood of having abnormal pap smears [OR=4.012; CI 96%], smoking increased the hazards [p=0.003; OR=0.021; CI 93%]. Conclusion: Smoking was significantly related to abnormal pap smear results in females under 45, and abnormal pap smears were found in 10.5% of the samples. It is necessary to initiate, advertise, and raise awareness of a cervical cancer screening program and the risk factors it involves.