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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
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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 reproductive age. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and genotype distribution of hr-HPV and...
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