Determinants of cervical high-risk human papillomavirus positivity among Rwandan women living with human immunodeficiency virus.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

There are few data on the prevalence of cervical high-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV), the necessary cause of cervical cancer, and its determinants among Rwandan women living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). We therefore aimed to assess the determinants of hrHPV positivity among Rwandan women living with HIV (WLWH).

Methods

We conducted a cervical cancer screening study of ~5,000 WLWH aged 30-54 years and living in Kigali, Rwanda, but originally from all provinces in the country, from 2016-2018. Women were tested for hrHPV by the Xpert assay (Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA, USA). A nurse-administered questionnaire collected data on demographics and HPV/cervical cancer risk factors. Women without evidence of cervical precancer and cancer were included in the an

SUBMITTER: Murenzi G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12459792 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature