Prevalence of human papillomavirus infection & cervical abnormalities in HIV-positive women in eastern India.

ABSTRACT:

Background & objectives

India has the third highest burden of HIV and highest number of cervical cancer in the world. A cross-sectional study was performed to determine the prevalence and types of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, and the factors associated with HPV infection and abnormal cervical cytology in HIV-positive women attending the Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Centre in a tertiary care hospital in eastern India.

Methods

We screened 216 HIV- positive women with Papanicolau smear cytology and HPV testing. HPV DNA was detected by using consensus primers followed by sequencing.

Results

Of the 216 HIV-positive women screened, 58 (26.85%) were HPV-positive; 56 (25.9%) were of high-risk (HR) HPV type. The most prevalent HPV type was HPV-16 (7.9%); non 16 and 18

SUBMITTER: Chakravarty J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4822373 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature