HPV Infections among Women in the Community
Niokhor Ngobe SENE *
Saint Louis Regional Laboratory, Senegal.
Ousmane THIAM
UFR-2S, Gaston Berger University, Senegal and Saint Louis Regional Hospital, Senegal.
Mba ElHadji Bambo DIAKHABY
Saint Louis Regional Laboratory, Senegal and UFR-2S, Gaston Berger University, Senegal.
Mouhamadou Mamoune NDIAYE
Saint Louis Regional Hospital, Senegal.
Mahamat Saleh Chérif ALI
Saint Louis Regional Hospital, Senegal.
Aïssatou Ahmet NIANG
Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odontology, Cheikh Anta DIOP University, Dakar, Senegal.
Moustapha FALL
Saint Louis Regional Laboratory, Senegal.
Habibou SARR
Assane Seck University, Ziguinchor, Senegal.
Assane DIENG
Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odontology, Cheikh Anta DIOP University, Dakar, Senegal.
Mame Coumba DIARRA
Saint Louis Regional Laboratory, Senegal.
Ngaisiry MBAYE
UFR-2S, Gaston Berger University, Senegal.
Hawa SY
Saint Louis Regional Hospital, Senegal.
Ajda Alimatou CISSE
Saint Louis Regional Hospital, Senegal.
Seynabou LO
Saint Louis Regional Laboratory, Senegal and UFR-2S, Gaston Berger University, Senegal.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
This was a cross-sectional, descriptive, analytical study to determine the prevalence and risk factors for HPV infection in rural areas. A total of 62 women with a median age of 37 years were included, with a higher proportion of married women (96.8%). Genotypic detection was performed by isothermal amplification using the AmpFire HPV screening 16/18/HR kit. A prevalence of 27.4% was found, with a predominance of HPV16 genotype. According to marital status, HPV infections were more frequent in married women than in widows, with a statistically significant difference (p=0.019).
Keywords: Infection, HPV, community, risk, prevalence