Ukhukhulelangoqo womkhankaso woMnyango wezeMpilo wokuhlolela umdlavuza womlomo wesibeletho kubantu besifazane abaneminyaka engu-25 nangaphezulu luqale ngelikhulu isasasa, kanti lomkhankaso oqhubekayo kumanje eDr Pixley Ka-Isaka Seme Memorial Hospital eThekwini, lubhekwe ukusiza abantu abangaphezu kuka-3000.
Lo mkhankaso uholwa nguNgqongqoshe wezeMpilo, uNksz Nomagugu Simelane, kanye nethimba labasebenzi bezempilo abavela ezinhlakeni ezahlukene, abahlanganyela ngenhloso yokusiza abantu besifazane ekulweni nalomdlavuza obhubhisa abantu besimame uma ungatholakali ngesikhathi.
Umdlavuza womlomo wesibeletho usengomunye wemidlavuza evame kakhulu ehlasela abantu besifazane emhlabeni wonke, ikakhulukazi emazweni anemali engenayo ephansi naphakathi. NgokweWorld Health Organisation (WHO), bangaphezu kuka-600,000 abesifazane abatholakala benomdlavuza womlomo wesibeletho minyaka yonke, kanti babalelwa ku-342,000 abesifazane ababulawa yilesi sifo unyaka nonyaka emhlabeni jikelele. ENingizimu Afrika, umdlavuza womlomo wesibeletho uphakathi kwezimbangela zokufa okuhlobene nomdlavuza kwabesifazane, njengoba kubikwa izinkulungwane zabantu abasha minyaka yonke.
Lesi sifo sikhula kancane futhi ngokuvamile sibangelwa ukutheleleka okuqhubekayo ngezinhlobo eziyingozi kakhulu ze-human papillomavirus (HPV). Ngenxa yokuthi izimpawu zingase zingabonakali ezinyathelweni zokuqala, abesifazane abaningi baxilongwa kuphela lapho isifo sesithuthukile, kunciphisa amathuba okwelashwa okuphumelelayo.
Ngaphandle kokuhlolwa, ukugcina impilo enempilo, ukugwema ukubhema, nokwenza ucansi oluphephile nakho kunganciphisa ingozi yomdlavuza womlomo wesibeletho. Imfundo nokuqwashisa yizici ezibalulekile ekulweni nalesi sifo esigwemeka.
Umkhankaso wamanje woMnyango Wezempilo uyisikhumbuzo sokuthi ukuvikela kuqala ngokuqwashisa nangesenzo. Ngokubeka kuqala impilo yakho nokuhambela ama-aphoyintimenti okuhlolwa, awufaki isandla kuphela enhlalakahleni yakho kodwa futhi nempilo yomndeni wakho kanye nomphakathi.
