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Epidemiology of cervical human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and squamous intraepithelial lesions (SIL) among a cohort of HIV-infected and uninfected Ghanaian women.
BMC cancer - 16 Oct 2017
Obiri-Yeboah Dorcas, Akakpo Patrick K, Mutocheluh Mohamed, Adjei-Danso Emmanuel, Allornuvor Gloria, Amoako-Sakyi Daniel, Adu-Sarkodie Yaw, Mayaud Philippe
Abstract excerpt
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 cervical HPV infection; and (2) the prevalence and risk factors associated with abnormal cervical cytology. METHODS: A...
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