Low-cost HPV testing and the prevalence of cervical infection in asymptomatic populations in Guatemala.

Hong LouEduardo GharzouziSarita Polo GuerraJoël Fokom DomgueJulie SawitzkeGuillermo VillagranLisa GarlandJoseph F BolandSarah WagnerHéctor RosasJami TroxlerHeidi McMillenBailey KessingEnrique AlvirezMiriam CastilloHesler MoralesVictor ArguetaAndert RosinghFemke J H B van Aerde-van NunenGriselda LopezHerbert M PinedoMark SchiffmanMichael DeanRoberto Orozco

Published in: BMC cancer (2018)

In this sample of cancer free women in Guatemala, HPV16 was the most prevalent HR type in Guatemala and the age-specific prevalence curve peaked in younger ages. Women in the 30-59-year age groups had a prevalence of HR-HPV of 8%, however, larger studies to better describe the epidemiology of HPV in Guatemala are needed.

Keyphrases

cervical cancer screening
risk factors
high grade
low cost
polycystic ovary syndrome
papillary thyroid
adipose tissue
pregnant women
squamous cell
case control