Parity as a risk factor for cancer cervix.

The present hospital based, group matched case control study was carried out at Gynecology Clinic, Govt. Medical College hospital, Nagpur, to investigate role of parity in the outcome of cancer cervix. The study included 230 cases of cancer cervix and equal number of controls, matched for age. The study identified significance of multiparity, as a risk factor for cancer cervix. Estimates of attributable risk proportion (ARP) and population attributable risk proportion (PARP) endorsed etiological and preventable role of multiparity in the outcome of cervical cancer, respectively.