Cross-Sectional Analysis of Human Papillomavirus Infection and Cytological Abnormalities in Brazilian Women.

ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of infections and cytological abnormalities and to investigate possible predisposing factors such as sociodemographic characteristics, sexual behavioral habits, and gynecological and obstetric backgrounds. Between 2013 and December 2016, a cross-sectional study was conducted among 429 consenting women, from whom cervical samples were tested for the presence of Human papillomavirus (HPV) by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Susceptibility to HPV infection was assessed by binary logistic regression in light of possible predisposing factors, which were collected using a questionnaire. In our sample population, the prevalence of HPV infection was 49%; high-risk types had a higher prevalence of 89.1%. A larger proportion of HPV-infected women

SUBMITTER: Mangieri LFL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9863329 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature