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Prevalence of high-risk human papillomavirus infection and associated factors among women of reproductive age attending a rural teaching hospital in western Uganda.
BMC women's health - 28 Apr 2023
Nang David Wol, Tukirinawe Happy, Okello Maxwell, Tayebwa Bekson, Theophilus Pius, Sikakulya Franck Katembo, Fajardo Yarine, Afodun Adam Moyosore, Kajabwangu Rogers
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: High-risk HPV is considered a major risk factor for the development of cervical cancer, the most common malignancy among women in Uganda. However, there is a paucity of updated epidemiological data on the extent of the burden and factors associated with hr-HPV infection among women of...
Topics
- Humans
- Female
- Papillomavirus Infections
- Human Papillomavirus Viruses
- Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
- Prevalence
- Uganda
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Early Detection of Cancer
- Risk Factors
- HIV Seropositivity
- Hospitals, Teaching
- Vaginal Discharge