High-risk human papillomavirus infection and abnormal cervical cytology among Nepali and Bhutanese refugee women living in eastern Nepal
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- 作者：Madhav P. Bhatta ; Derek C. Johnson ; Mingma Lama ; Shilu Aryal…
- 关键词：High ; risk human papillomavirus ; Abnormal cervical cytology ; Nepal ; Bhutanese refugee ; Risk factors ; Spousal migration
- 刊名：BMC Infectious Diseases
- 出版年：2017
- 出版时间：December 2017
- 年：2017
- 卷：17
- 期：1
- 全文大小：397KB
- 刊物主题：Infectious Diseases; Parasitology; Medical Microbiology; Tropical Medicine; Internal Medicine;
- 出版者：BioMed Central
- ISSN：1471-2334
- 卷排序：17
文摘
BackgroundCervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer morbidity and mortality among women in Nepal and Bhutan. Data on high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) infection and cervical abnormalities among Nepali and Bhutanese women are sparse. The objectives of this study were to assess and compare the prevalence of HR-HPV infection and cervical abnormalities among Nepali and Bhutanese women living in Jhapa District in eastern Nepal; and examine the risk factors for HR-HPV infection and cervical abnormalities in those women.