Epidemiology of cervical human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and squamous intraepithelial lesions (SIL) among a cohort of HIV-infected and uninfected Ghanaian women.

Dorcas Obiri-YeboahPatrick K AkakpoMohamed MutocheluhEmmanuel Adjei-DansoGloria AllornuvorDaniel Amoako-SakyiYaw Adu-SarkodiePhilippe Mayaud

Published in: BMC cancer (2017)

HIV-1 infected women bear significant burden of HPV infection and related disease. Prevention and screening programmes should be specifically deployed for this population in Ghana.

Keyphrases

hiv infected
high grade
cervical cancer screening
antiretroviral therapy
polycystic ovary syndrome
low grade
human immunodeficiency virus
pregnancy outcomes
risk factors
breast cancer risk
insulin resistance
type diabetes
skeletal muscle
hepatitis c virus
metabolic syndrome
drug induced