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The epidemiology of human papillomavirus infection in HIV-positive and HIV-negative high-risk women in Kigali, Rwanda.
BMC infectious diseases - 2 Dec 2011
Veldhuijzen Nienke J, Braunstein Sarah L, Vyankandondera Joseph, Ingabire Chantal, Ntirushwa Justin, Kestelyn Evelyne, Tuijn Coosje, Wit Ferdinand W, Umutoni Aline, Uwineza Mireille, Crucitti Tania, van de Wijgert Janneke H H M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The prevalence, incidence and persistence of human papillomavirus (HPV) types in sub-Saharan Africa are not well established. The objectives of the current study are to describe (predictors of) the epidemiology of HPV among high-risk women in Kigali, Rwanda. METHODS: HIV-negative, high-risk women were seen quarterly for one year, and once in Year 2. HIV serostatus, clinical, and behavioral information...
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