Factors associated with high-risk human papillomavirus infection and high-grade cervical neoplasia: A population-based study in Paraguay.

BACKGROUND:Cervical cancer (CC) is one of the leading causes of cancer mortality among women from Paraguay, with high incidence and mortality rates (31.2 and 16 per 100 000 women, respectively). Although the risk factors associated with high-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV) infection and preneoplas...

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Main Authors: Elena Kasamatsu, María Isabel Rodríguez Riveros, Ana María Soilan, Marina Ortega, Pamela Mongelós, Malvina Páez, Amalia Castro, Carmen Cristaldo, Fátima Romina Báez, Claudia Carolina Centurión, Jaime Vester, Hernán Barrios, Griselda Villalba, María Luisa Amarilla, Graciela Giménez, Elodie Caubere, María de la Luz Hernández, Armando Baena, Maribel Almonte, Rolando Herrero, Laura Patricia Mendoza, ESTAMPA Paraguay Center study group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218016