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Human papillomavirus prevalence and type-specific distribution of high- and low-risk genotypes among Malagasy women living in urban and rural areas.
Cancer epidemiology - 1 Jun 2016
Catarino Rosa, Vassilakos Pierre, Jinoro Jeromine, Broquet Celine, Benski Anne-Caroline, Meyer-Hamme Ulrike, Petignat Patrick
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BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer (CC) is the most common cancer among sub-Saharan African women. Efficient, global reduction of CC will only be achieved by incorporation of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination into existing programmes. We aimed to investigate the overall and type-specific prevalences and distributions of oncogenic HPVs. METHODS: A total of 1081 women aged 30-65 years were recruited to three...
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