High-risk human papillomavirus prevalence in self-collected cervicovaginal specimens from human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-negative women and women living with HIV living in Botswana.
Philip E CastleJohn E VaralloMargaret Mary BertramBakgaki RatshaaMoses KithekaKereng RammipiPublished in: PloS one (2020)
hrHPV infection was common among all women in the study living in Botswana, to a greater extent in WLWH than their HIV-negative counterparts. Strategies to triage hrHPV-positive women will be needed to avoid over-treating many women with benign hrHPV infections.
Keyphrases
- human immunodeficiency virus
- antiretroviral therapy
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- hepatitis c virus
- hiv infected
- hiv positive
- pregnancy outcomes
- hiv aids
- emergency department
- cervical cancer screening
- hiv testing
- breast cancer risk
- men who have sex with men
- insulin resistance
- metabolic syndrome
- skeletal muscle
- ultrasound guided