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Prevalence of vaccine and non-vaccine human papillomavirus types among women in Accra and Kumasi, Ghana: a cross-sectional study.
BMC women's health - 26 Oct 2021
Debrah Oksana, Agyemang-Yeboah Francis, Donkoh Emmanuel Timmy, Asmah Richard Harry
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BACKGROUND: Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the main etiological factor for pre-invasive and invasive cervical cancer. HPV type-specific vaccination is being widely recommended to control the burden of disease, but the genotype-specific distribution of HPV may vary in different countries. The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence and distribution of HPV genotypes among women attending...
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