| prevalence of human papillomavirus among std clinic attenders in jamaica: association of younger age and increased sexual activity. | human papillomavirus is the major etiologic agent of cervical cancer. although the incidence of cancer of the cervix is high in jamaica, the prevalence of human papillomavirus among jamaican women has not been defined. | 1995 | 7624812 |
| human t-cell lymphotropic virus type i and severe neoplasia of the cervix in jamaica. | human t-cell lymphotropic virus type i (htlv-i) was associated with carcinoma of the cervix in japan in a recent study that compared hospital cases with healthy population-based controls. to test this relationship in women more alike for cervical neoplasia risk factors (including sexual behavior and human papilloma virus; hpv), we enrolled consecutive patients from a colposcopy clinic in kingston, jamaica (an htlv-i endemic area). patients underwent pap smear, colposcopy, biopsy and cervical swa ... | 1995 | 7705929 |
| chlamydia trachomatis, herpes simplex virus 2, and human t-cell lymphotrophic virus type 1 are not associated with grade of cervical neoplasia in jamaican colposcopy patients. | a few recent studies have suggested that other sexually transmitted infections may increase the likelihood of a human papillomavirus (hpv) infection progressing to high-grade cervical neoplasia and cancer. | 2003 | 12838087 |