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Table 1 Association between AIDS-defining cancers with HIV in children and adults in studies conducted in sub-Saharan Africa

From: HIV and cancer in Africa: mutual collaboration between HIV and cancer programs may provide timely research and public health data

Cancer

Country

Subjects

OR (95%CI)

Reference

Kaposi sarcoma

Uganda

Children

94.9 (28.5-315)

Newton et al., 2001[47]

 

Malawi

Children

93.5 (26.9-324)

Newton et al., 1995[67]

 

Uganda

Adults

6.4 (4.8-8.4)

Mbulaiteye et al., 2006 ± [46]

 

Rwanda

Adults

35 (8.2-207)

Newton et al., 1995[72]

 

South Africa

Adults

22 (12.5-39)

Sitas et al., 2000[73]

 

South Africa

Adults

47.1 (31.9-69.8)

Stein et al., 2000[74]

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma

    

Burkitt lymphoma

Uganda

Children

7.5 (2.8-20.1)

Newton et al., 2001[47]

 

Uganda

Children

2.2 (0.9-5.1)

Parkin et al., 2000[51]

 

Malawi

Children

12.4 (1.3-116)

Mutalima et al., 2008[68]

 

Malawi

Children

2.2 (0.8-6.4)

Mutalima et al., 2010[67]

 

South Africa

Children

46.2 (16.4-130)

Stefan et al., 2011[69]

Non-Burkitt NHL

Malawi

Children

4.4 (1.1-17.9)

Mutalima et al., 2010[67]

 

South Africa

Children

5.0 (0.9-27.0)

Stefan et al., 2011[69]

 

Uganda

Adults

6.2 (1.9-20)

Newton et al., 2001[47]

 

Uganda

Adults

6.7 (1.8-17)

Mbulaiteye et al., 2006 ± [46]

 

South Africa

Adults

5.0 (2.7-9.5)

Sitas et al., 2000[73]

 

South Africa

Adults

5.9 (4.3-8.1)

Stein et al., 2000[74]

Cervical cancer

Uganda

Adults

1.6 (0.7-3.6)

Newton et al., 2001[47]

 

Uganda

Adults

2.4 (1.1-4.4)

Mbulaiteye et al., 2006 ± [46]

 

South Africa

Adults

1.6 (1.1-2.3)

Sitas et al., 2000[73]

 

South Africa

Adults

1.6 (1.3-2.0)

Stein et al., 2008[74]

  1. ± Results based on record-linkage study; estimates represent standardized incidence ratios comparing risk of cancer in persons with HIV to the general population where cancers arose. OR, odds ratio; 95%CI, 95% confidence interval.