High human papillomavirus prevalence among females attending high school in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa.

ABSTRACT: As part of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination strategy in South Africa, it is essential to have information on HPV prevalence, and HPV types distribution among the unvaccinated population. Information on the prevalence of HPV and the distribution of HPV types in adolescents and young women in South Africa's Eastern Cape Province is minimal. Therefore, this study investigates the prevalence, distribution of HPV types, and factors associated with HPV infection amongst unvaccinated female learners. A sample composed of 213 sexually active female learners attending high schools in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa; median age 18 years, who provided self-collected vaginal specimens. Roche Linear Array HPV genotyping assay that detects 37 HPV genotypes was used to detect HPV infe

SUBMITTER: Mbulawa ZZA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8213156 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature