Age patterns of human papillomavirus infection as primary screening test for cervical cancer and subsequent triage with visual inspection in Honduras.

CONCLUSIONS: The age pattern of the HPV prevalence supports starting HPV testing at age 30+. The low positivity of VIA in ages close to menopause suggest underdetection of cervical lesions in this age group. PMID: 32697901 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Salud Publica de Mexico - July 14, 2020 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Sandoval M, Holme F, Lobo S, Slavkovsky R, Thomson KA, Jeronimo J, Figueroa J, de Sanjose S Tags: Salud Publica Mex Source Type: research