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a comparative profile of the prevalence and age distribution of human papillomavirus type 16/18 infections among three states of india with focus on northeast india.human papillomavirus (hpv) dna in cervical scrape samples of married women from manipur (n= 692) and sikkim (n= 415) in northeast india was determined and compared with that of women from west bengal (n= 1112) in eastern india by polymerase chain reaction. hpv prevalence was lower in manipur (7.4%) than in sikkim (12.5%), which was closely followed by west bengal (12.9%). hpv18 was predominant in manipur (2.03%) and strikingly lower (0.2%) in sikkim and west bengal (0.9%), while the reverse was ...200717291240
acceptability of human papillomavirus vaccine among the urban, affluent and educated parents of young girls residing in kolkata, eastern india.aim: the human papillomavirus (hpv) vaccine is recommended for adolescent girls and young women; however, the social structure in india will not permit vaccination of this age-group without parental approval. our study aimed to explore the attitude of affluent, urban indian parents towards the hpv vaccine. methods: well-to-do married couples with at least one daughter between 9-26 years of age were interviewed using a questionnaire in two parts. the first part was to assess their attitude to v ...201121314807
region-wise distribution of high-risk human papillomavirus types in squamous cell carcinomas of the cervix in india.assessment of the prevalence and type distribution of human papillomavirus (hpv) in squamous cell carcinomas (scc) of the cervix across india was undertaken to estimate the impact of available prophylactic hpv-l1 vaccines in the country and to find out additional types that might be needed to be incorporated in second-generation vaccines.201020683415
oncogenic human papilloma virus and cervical pre-cancerous lesions in brothel-based sex workers in india.a community-based cross-sectional study was conducted in brothel-based sex workers of west bengal, eastern india, to determine their oncogenic human papillomavirus (hpv) status and the presence of pre-cancerous lesions. a total of 229 sex workers from three districts of west bengal participated in the study. all the study participants were interviewed with the aid of a pre-tested questionnaire to determine their sociodemographics, risk behaviour and risk perceptions after obtaining informed verb ...200820701853
accuracy of human papillomavirus testing in primary screening of cervical neoplasia: results from a multicenter study in india.the knowledge that cervical neoplasia are caused by human papillomavirus (hpv) infection has led to the evaluation of its role in screening. we evaluated the accuracy of hpv testing by hybrid capture ii (hc ii) method in detecting cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2 and 3 (cin 2 and 3) lesions in 4 cross-sectional studies with common protocol and questionnaire in 3 different locations (kolkata, mumbai and trivandrum) in india. these studies involved 18,085 women aged 25-65 years. the refe ...200415352050
oncogenic hpv among hiv infected female population in west bengal, india.prevalence of both cervical cancer and human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) infection are very high in india. natural history of human papilloma virus (hpv) infection is known to be altered in hiv positive women and there is an increased possibility of persistence of hpv infections in this population. therefore, this study was conducted to understand the epidemiology and circulating genotypes of oncogenic hpv among hiv positive and negative female population in west bengal, india.201121418663
awareness of cervical cancer among female students of premier colleges in kolkata, india.in the absence of any nationwide cervical screening program, cancer of cervix remains a major public health problem for india. we here assessed knowledge levels of female college students about cervical cancer, its risk factors, the human papillomavirus (hpv) etiologic agent and pap (papanicolaou) smear testing for screening. we conducted a questionnaire survey of the students (n=630), aged 17 to 24 years, in kolkata, india. only 20% correctly identified cervix cancer as the most prevalent femal ...201021133629
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