High-risk human papillomavirus and cervical lesions among women living with HIV/AIDS in Brazilian Amazon, Brazil

• Published in: The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases Vol. 19; no. 6; pp. 557 - 562
• Main Authors: da Silva, Leila, Miranda, Angélica, Batalha, Rosieny, Ferreira, Luiz, Santos, Mayara, Talhari, Sinésio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Brazil Elsevier Editora Ltda 01.11.2015; Contexto; Elsevier; Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Brazil - epidemiology; Brazilian Amazon; Care and treatment; Causes of; CD4 Lymphocyte Count; Cervical cancer; Complications and side effects; Cross-Sectional Studies; DNA, Viral - analysis; Female; Health aspects; HIV; HIV infection; HIV infection in women; HIV Infections - complications; HPV; Humans; INFECTIOUS DISEASES; Middle Aged; Original; Papanicolaou Test; Papillomavirus infections; Papillomavirus Infections - complications; Papillomavirus Infections - epidemiology; Precancerous Conditions - epidemiology; Precancerous Conditions - pathology; Precancerous Conditions - virology; Prevalence; Risk Factors; Socioeconomic Factors; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - complications; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - epidemiology; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - pathology; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - virology; Viral Load; Women; Young Adult; Brazil; Brazilian Amazon; HIV; Cervical cancer; HPV

The goal of this study was to determine the prevalence of human papillomavirus infection infection and cervical lesions and its associated factors among HIV infected women attending an AIDS clinic in Amazonas state, Brazil. Cross-sectional study. Women attending an AIDS clinic in the city of Manaus...