Document Type

Article

Publication Date

5-24-2016

Publication Title

BioMed Central Infectious Diseases

Department

Geisel School of Medicine

Abstract

Cervical cancer is the most common female cancer in Rwanda that, in 2011, became the first African country to implement a national vaccination programme against human papillomavirus (HPV). To provide a robust baseline for future evaluations of vaccine effectiveness, cervical cell specimens were obtained from 2508 women aged 18–69 years from the general population in Kigali, Rwanda, during 2013/14. 20 % of women were HIV-positive. Samples were used for liquid-based cytology and HPV testing (44 types) with GP5+/6+ PC.

DOI

10.1186/s12879-016-1539-6

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