Human papillomavirus genotypes and factors associated with major cervical smear abnormalities in a sickle cell endemic area of Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer due to high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) is the leading gynecological cancer in Sub-Saharan Africa and in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where approximately one-quarter of people carries the sickle cell allele. This study aims to identify the HR-HPV genotypes and factors associated with major cervical abnormalities among women living in the sickle cell endemic area...

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