Prevalence and Risk Factors of Human Papillomavirus Infection in Asymptomatic Women in a Venezuelan Urban Area

dc.creatorNúñez-Troconis, José
dc.creatorDelgado, Mariela
dc.creatorGonzález, Julia
dc.creatorMindiola, Raimy
dc.creatorVelásquez, Jesvy
dc.creatorConde, Betty
dc.creatorWhitby, Denise
dc.creatorMunroe, David J
dc.date2009-10-29
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-05T00:55:05Z
dc.date.available2022-11-05T00:55:05Z
dc.identifierhttps://produccioncientificaluz.org/index.php/investigacion/article/view/28746
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/5135789
dc.descriptionThe purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence and risk factors of genital human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in asymptomatic women, using the HPV DNA Hybrid Capture 2 (HC2) test. Three hundred and two women who attended the Out-Patient Gynecological Clinic of a tertiary level hospital, in a Venezuelan urban area, were selected for the study. A pap smear, a cervical swab for HC2 and gynecological exam were performed to each patient. The HC2 testing showed that 47 samples (15.6%) were positive to HPV. Forty patients (13.2%) were positive to high risk-HPV (HR-HPV) and 11 (3.6%) were positive to low-risk-HPV (LR-HPV). The prevalence of HPV infections was higher for women under 35 years (51.1%; p < 0.02), and decreased to 6.4% for women ³ 65 years old. Women who had not finished high school had a higher prevalence of HPV infection (p < 0.035). Twenty six (42.6%) of 61 pathological Pap smears were positives to HPV infection. A statistically significant difference was found when HPV infection was compared in normal and abnormal Pap smear (HSIL+LSIL; pes-ES
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dc.languagespa
dc.publisherUniversidad del Zuliaes-ES
dc.relationhttps://produccioncientificaluz.org/index.php/investigacion/article/view/28746/29461
dc.rightsDerechos de autor 2016 Investigación Clínicaes-ES
dc.sourceInvestigación Clínica; Vol. 50 Núm. 2es-ES
dc.source2477-9393
dc.source0535-5133
dc.titlePrevalence and Risk Factors of Human Papillomavirus Infection in Asymptomatic Women in a Venezuelan Urban Areaes-ES
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion


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