2022
DOI: 10.4314/ajcem.v23i4.12
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Prevalence and distribution of cervical high-risk human papillomavirus infection in a rural community of Edo State, Nigeria

Abstract: Background: Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) are non-enveloped, double-stranded DNA viruses and most women in the world are probably infected with at least one type of the virus during their sexual life. Oncogenic HPVs are predominantly sexually-transmitted pathogens and several high-risk types are associated with nearly all cases of cervical cancer worldwide. In view of paucity of data on the prevalence and distribution of various high risk HPV subtypes, this study was carried out to provide evidence based local… Show more

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