Prevalence of human papillomavirus infection among women in rural Nepal

Type	Journal Article - Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica
Title	Prevalence of human papillomavirus infection among women in rural Nepal
Author(s)	Sunila Shakya Unni Syversen Bjorn O Asvold Anna M Bofin Guro Aune Svein A Nordbo Karishma M Vaidya Biraj M Karmacharya Jan E Afset Solveig Tingulstad
Volume	96
Issue	1
Publication (Day/Month/Year)	2017
Page numbers	29-38
URL	http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/27714759
Abstract	Introduction In this study we aimed to determine the overall and type-specific prevalence of cervical human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and risk factors for such infection among women in rural Nepal, and to investigate the distribution of HPV infection by cervical cytology. Material and methods The study was conducted among women aged ≥15 years in five rural villages within Kavre District in Nepal. Sociodemographic data and information on risk factors for cervical cancer were obtained through an interview, and a cervical specimen was collected for HPV DNA detection and typing using the Anyplex™ll HPV28 Detection system, and for Papanicolaou test.

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