| Cervicitis is a common gynecologic condition that may lead to serious complications, including cervical cancer. Rates of cervicitis and cervical cancer are high in Latin America, which make this a promising region for investigating the association between these conditions. In January 2004, a pilot study was conducted in which 510 Salvadorian women were evaluated for cervicitis. This report presents the associations between factors collected by questionnaire and the presence of cervicitis in these women, and a revised questionnaire that was designed using the results of this analysis and the published literature. Goals of future research will be to use the questionnaire to investigate the risk factors for cervicitis among women in El Salvador, and to study the association between cervicitis and cervical cancer. |
