Prevalence and type-specific distribution of human papillomavirus infection among women in mid-western rural, Nepal- A population-based study.
Niresh ThapaMuna MaharjanGirishma ShresthaNarayani MaharjanMarcia A PetriniNa ZuoCan HeJing YangMengfei XuCaiyun GeZiye SongHongbing CaiPublished in: BMC infectious diseases (2018)
There was a higher prevalence of HR-HPV infection among women living in Jumla than other parts of Nepal. This study provides preliminary information on overall HPV and type-specific HR-HPV prevalence, HR-HPV 16, 39, 58, 33, 51, and 18 are the most prevalent genotypes in this region. The data contribute to the epidemiological knowledge about HPV and type-specific HR-HPV genotypes prevalence in mid-Western Nepal.