Differences in age-specific HPV prevalence between self-collected and health personnel collected specimen in a cross-sectional study in Ghana
Abstract Background HPV infections are ubiquitous and particularly common among sexually active young women. However, there are regional and national variations in age-specific HPV prevalence, which have implications for cervical cancer control. Data on age-specific HPV prevalences for Ghana and mos...
Main Authors: | Adolf K. Awua, Richard M. K. Adanu, Edwin K. Wiredu, Edwin A. Afari, Alberto Severini |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-05-01
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Series: | Infectious Agents and Cancer |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13027-017-0136-7 |
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