Human papillomavirus type distribution among women with cervical pathology – a study over 4 years at Jimma Hospital,southwest Ethiopia |
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| Authors: | A. Bekele M. Baay Z. Mekonnen S. Suleman S. Chatterjee |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences and Pathology, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia;2. Laboratory for Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium;3. School of Pharmacy, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia;4. Pathology Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium |
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| Abstract: | ![]()
Over the period 1998–2001 women attending Jimma hospital (southwest Ethiopia) with cervical dysplasia were screened for human papillomavirus (HPV), identifying a prevalence of 67.1% in this population. High‐risk HPV types 16 (55.7%), 18 (8.2%), 56 (8.2%), 45 (4.1%), 39 (2.5%), 52 (1.6%), 31 (1.6%), 35 (1.6%), 58 (0.8%), 33 (0.8%), 59 (0.8%) caused severe pathology as single/multiple infection. Strategies need to be envisioned for vaccinating children, young women prior to first sexual contact and preventive screening of HPV high‐risk types. |
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| Keywords: | Ethiopia Jimma HPV human papillomavirus cervical cancer carcinoma Ethiopie Jimma VPH virus du papillome humain cancer du col de l’ uté rus carcinome Etiopí a Jimma VPH virus del papiloma humano cá ncer cervical carcinoma |
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