Variability of High-Risk Human Papillomavirus and Associated Factors among Women in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Michel Carlos Tommo TchouaketAude Christelle Ka'eEzechiel Ngoufack Jagni SemengueSamuel Martin SossoRachel Kamgaing SimoYagai BoubaAlex Durand NkaCollins Ambe ChenwiAissatou AbbaNadine FainguemCarlo-Federico PernoVittorio ColizziJoseph FokamPublished in: Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) (2023)
The combined prevalence of HR-HPV genotypes among women in general and HIV-infected women in particular remains high in SSA. The presence of several genotypes not covered by the vaccine is remarkable and suggests the need for revision of current vaccination policies to prevent HR-HPV infections.