Open AccessHuman papilloma viruses infection among adolescent females perinatally infected with HIV in Côte d’Ivoire
Author(s) -
Boris Tchounga,
Apollinaire Horo,
Simon Boni,
Aristophane Ta,
Madeleine Amorissani Folquet,
Isabelle Garrigue,
Valériane Leroy,
François Dabis,
Didier Koumavi Ekouévi,
Antoine Jaquet
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
sexually transmitted infections
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.893
H-Index - 98
eISSN - 1472-3263
pISSN - 1368-4973
DOI - 10.1136/sextrans-2019-054420
Subject(s) - medicine , hpv infection , logistic regression , cote d ivoire , sex organ , young adult , genotyping , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , gynecology , obstetrics , cervical cancer , immunology , cancer , genotype , philosophy , biochemistry , chemistry , biology , humanities , gene , genetics
Cervical cancer prevention strategies recommend human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination for female adolescents prior to their sexual debut. While HIV is a major risk factor for HPV infection in women of childbearing age, its prevalence among HIV-infected adolescent female is mostly unknown. This study aimed to describe the HPV prevalence and correlates among perinatally HIV-infected adolescent females prior to HPV immunisation.