High prevalence and co-infection of high-risk Human Papillomavirus genotypes among unvaccinated young women from Paraguay.

ABSTRACT: Paraguay launched a human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination program in 2013, so virological surveillance is important for measuring the impact of HPV vaccines. This study aimed to estimate the type-specific HPV frequency in unvaccinated sexually active women aged 18-25 years in the metropolitan area of Asuncion as a baseline for monitoring the HPV vaccination program. This study included 208 women, attending the Central Laboratory of Public Health between May 2020 and December 2021, were invited for testing through social networks and flyers at local health centers and higher education institutes. All participants who agreed to contribute to the study signed a free, prior, and informed consent form and answered a questionnaire that included basic demographic data and determining factors of

SUBMITTER: Bobadilla ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10079089 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature