Epidemiology of cervical human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and squamous intraepithelial lesions (SIL) among a cohort of HIV-infected and uninfected Ghanaian women

Epidemiology of cervical human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and squamous intraepithelial lesions (SIL) among a cohort of HIV-infected and uninfected Ghanaian women

Abstract Background There is limited data in Ghana on the epidemiology of HPV and cervical neoplasia and their associations with HIV. This study aimed to compare among HIV-1 seropositive and HIV-seronegative Ghanaian women: (1) the prevalence, genotype distribution and risk factors associated with c...

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Main Authors: Dorcas Obiri-Yeboah, Patrick K. Akakpo, Mohamed Mutocheluh, Emmanuel Adjei-Danso, Gloria Allornuvor, Daniel Amoako-Sakyi, Yaw Adu-Sarkodie, Philippe Mayaud
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Human papillomavirus (HPV)
Genotyping
Squamous intraepithelial lesions (SIL)
Cervical cancer
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
Ghana
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-017-3682-x

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