Detection of HPV DNA in vaginal samples self-collected by women living with HIV treated through the Brazilian public health system: Prevalence and analysis of risk factors.
Mariângela Freitas da SilveiraRomina BuffariniPâmela Cristina GasparHanalydia de Melo MachadoMaria Luíza BazzoAline SchererÁlvaro Luis ColussoAna Gabriela Álvares TravassosDenise Arakaki-SanchezDjane Clarys Baia-da-SilvaEduardo Campos de OliveiraIsabella Ribeiro ZagoMarcos de Assis MouraMarcus Vinícius Guimarães de LacerdaSimone Murta MartinsTania ReuterValdir Monteiro PintoWaltesia PeriniGerson Fernandes Mendes PereiraAngélica Espinosa Barbosa MirandaPublished in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (2023)
The prevalence of HPV, especially HR HPV, among WLWH is high in Brazil, highlighting the need for HPV screening in this population. Self-collection of vaginal samples is an important strategy for increasing testing access.