Background: The epidemiology of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and the pattern of HPV genotype distribution are parameters needed to assess the risk of cervical cancer. Oncogenic HPV types are well-known pathogen for lower genital tract neoplasias, representing the primary cause of cancer death in ...
Background: The ability for women to self-collect human papillomavirus (HPV) samples can potentially reduce the risk of cervical cancer and increase screening coverage.
Objectives: To assess the willingness to HPV self-sampling for cervical cancer screening and its predictors among women attending outpat...
Background: High-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV) infection is linked with uterine cervix premalignant lesions and invasive carcinoma of the uterine cervix.
Methods: Descriptive cross sectional study carried out among female kidney transplant (KTx) recipients in Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi-Kenya...
Background: Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) are non-enveloped, double-stranded DNA viruses and most women in the world are probably infected with at least one type of the virus during their sexual life. Oncogenic HPVs are predominantly sexually-transmitted pathogens and several high-risk types are associat...
Em Moçambique, o cancro do colo do útero corresponde a cerca de um terço dos casos de cancro na mulher, reflectindo a elevada prevalência de infecção peloVírus do Papiloma Humano (Human papillomavirus – HPV). Actualmente, todas as províncias são abrangidas por um programa de rastreio por inspe...
