Tobacco chewing, Alcohol consumption, reuse of cloth sanitary pads is significant risk factors for High Risk HPV infection and PAP positivity among Rural Women of Kamrup District, North-East India

The study was conducted to perform cytological abnormality screening by PAP test among women of Assam, India. Two hundred thirty four women in the age group of 35-60 years were enrolled in screening camps for the study. Smear on the glass slide of the cervical scrap specimen were prepared for PAP test. Statistical analysis for PAP test outcome with risk factors was analyzed by applying Fishers exact test. Significance was considered for p<0.05. It was found that women using contraceptive piles have higher risk of abnormal cytology (p-0.0238). Women with irregular menstrual cycle frequency have also higher risk of abnormal cytology (p-0.0002). Women not using commercially available sanitary pads ahe also high risk of abnormal cytology( p-0.0052). Women having urinary tract infection have also high risk of abnormal cytology (p-0.0102). Our study finding suggest that use of contraceptive pills, urinary infection, irregular frequency of menstrual cycle, non-use of sanitary pads may increase the risk of abnormal cytology positivity in women of Assam, India. There are limitations of our studyfindings because of small sample size and univariate statistical analysis.