HIV prevalence among cervical (pre)cancer diagnoses in Suriname: a retrospective population study.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of HIV in women with (pre)cancerous cervical lesions in Suriname and their retention in care.

Methods: A retrospective population study including all women diagnosed with (pre)invasive cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN I to III or cervical cancer) in the only pathology department, during 2010-2020. The HIV test coverage and the HIV positivity ratio were determined through matching pathology data with the national HIV test database.