Associated risk factors and prevalence of human papillomavirus infection among females visiting tertiary care hospital: a cross-sectional study from Nepal
Tika Bahadur Thapa, Anit Lamichhane, Saroj Kunwar, Puspa Raj Khanal, Manisha Sapkota, Sujina Maharjan · 2025
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Thapa and co-authors measure how common HPV infection is among women at a hospital in Nepal, in this 2025 paper. Lasting infection with high-risk types of the virus can lead to cervical cancer. Knowing who carries the virus helps target screening and vaccination.
Over seven months, three hundred seventy-six women gave cervical swab samples, tested by a DNA method. About sixteen percent carried the virus, and the two riskiest types made up over half of cases. Married women faced higher odds, as did women not using condoms. The authors call for wider public awareness of risk factors and prevention in Nepal.
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| CREATOR | Tika Bahadur Thapa, Anit Lamichhane, Saroj Kunwar, Puspa Raj Khanal, Manisha Sapkota, Sujina Maharjan |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 25 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |