dc.creator | Núñez-Troconis, José | |
dc.creator | Delgado, Mariela | |
dc.creator | González, Julia | |
dc.creator | Mindiola, Raimy | |
dc.creator | Velásquez, Jesvy | |
dc.creator | Conde, Betty | |
dc.creator | Whitby, Denise | |
dc.creator | Munroe, David J | |
dc.date | 2009-10-29 | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-11-05T00:55:05Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-11-05T00:55:05Z | |
dc.identifier | https://produccioncientificaluz.org/index.php/investigacion/article/view/28746 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/5135789 | |
dc.description | The 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; p | es-ES |
dc.format | application/pdf | |
dc.language | spa | |
dc.publisher | Universidad del Zulia | es-ES |
dc.relation | https://produccioncientificaluz.org/index.php/investigacion/article/view/28746/29461 | |
dc.rights | Derechos de autor 2016 Investigación Clínica | es-ES |
dc.source | Investigación Clínica; Vol. 50 Núm. 2 | es-ES |
dc.source | 2477-9393 | |
dc.source | 0535-5133 | |
dc.title | Prevalence and Risk Factors of Human Papillomavirus Infection in Asymptomatic Women in a Venezuelan Urban Area | es-ES |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion | |