Nabil Sulaiman, Sarra Shorbagi, Salman Yousuf Guraya
Development, implementation, and evaluation of an undergraduate family medicine program in the United Arab Emirates
BMC medical education
highrisk hpv considered major risk factor development cervical cancer common malignancy among women uganda however paucity updated epidemiological data extent burden factors associated hrhpv infection among women reproductive age aim study determine prevalence genotype distribution hrhpv associated factors among women reproductive age attending rural teaching hospital western uganda conducted crosssectional study april june 2022 total 216 women reproductive age attending gynecological outpatient clinic consecutively enrolled intervieweradministered questionnaires used collect participant characteristics cervical specimens collected clinicians molecular hpv testing performed using cepheid xpert hpv dna test descriptive statistics followed binary logistic regression conducted using spss version 22 prevalence hrhpv 1667 hrhpv types hpv 16 18 predominant prevalence 106 hpv 1845 231 hpv 16 046 324 study participants one hrhpv genotype multivariate logistic regression hivpositive status aor 706 ci 2771065 p 0007 3 sexual partners life aor 1567 ci 3772614 p 0008 ongoing abnormal vaginal discharge aor 537 ci 2511149 p 0002 found independently associated hrhpv infection magnitude hrhpv still high compared global prevalence hivpositive women multiple sexual relationships prioritized cervical cancer screening programs presence abnormal vaginal discharge gynecology clinics prompt hpv testing