Cervical screening for carcinogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is being
considered for low‐income countries. Effectiveness requires targeted screening in older …

Background Cervical cancer, caused by persistent infection with carcinogenic human
papillomavirus (HR-HPV), is particularly prevalent in Sub-Saharan Africa and is associated …

Background Inconsistent trends in HPV prevalence by age have been described in Africa.
We examined the age prevalence pattern and distribution of 37 HPV-DNA types among …

Previous studies among women worldwide have demonstrated that infection with specific
types of human papillomaviruses (HPV) is central to the pathogenesis of cervical neoplasia …

To investigate the prevalence of and the risk factors for cervical infection with human
papillomavirus (HPV) in an inner-city area of Ibadan, Nigeria, we interviewed and obtained a …

Background: Cervical cancer is the most common gynaecological cancer and a leading
cause of cancer death in women in Nigeria. Persistence infection with high risk or oncogenic …

To protect women against cervical cancer, the World Health Organization recommends that
women aged 30 to 49 years be screened with tests that detect human papillomavirus (HPV) …

Introduction: Human papillomaviruses (HPV) are the most commonly known sexually
transmitted agents. Almost all cases of cervical cancer are caused by persistent infection …

Knowing that infection of high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) causes virtually all cervical
cancer (CC), the long-term outcomes of HPV infection, especially the absolute risk and time …

Objective: To investigate self-administered vaginal swabs for assessing prevalence and
correlates of carcinogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in rural Rakai, Uganda …