Title: | Human Papillomavirus Prevalence and Associated Factors in Indigenous Women in Ecuador: a Cross-Sectional Analytical Study |
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Authors: | Ortiz Segarra, Jose Ignacio Vega Crespo, Bernardo Jose Salazar Torres, Zoila Katherine Delgado Lopez, Dayanara Alejandra Ortiz Mejia, Jose Stalin Campoverde Cisneros, Manuel Alfredo |
metadata.dc.ucuenca.correspondencia: | Ortiz Segarra, Jose Ignacio, jose.ortiz@ucuenca.edu.ec |
Keywords: | Human Papilloma Virus Prevalence Indigenous |
metadata.dc.ucuenca.areaconocimientofrascatiamplio: | 3. Ciencias Médicas y de la Salud |
metadata.dc.ucuenca.areaconocimientofrascatidetallado: | 3.3.6 Salud Pública y Medio Ambiente |
metadata.dc.ucuenca.areaconocimientofrascatiespecifico: | 3.3 Ciencias de la Salud |
metadata.dc.ucuenca.areaconocimientounescoamplio: | 09 - Salud y Bienestar |
metadata.dc.ucuenca.areaconocimientounescodetallado: | 0912 - Medicina |
metadata.dc.ucuenca.areaconocimientounescoespecifico: | 091 - Salud |
Issue Date: | 2023 |
metadata.dc.ucuenca.volumen: | Volumen 15, número 3 |
metadata.dc.source: | Infectious Disease Reports |
metadata.dc.identifier.doi: | 10.3390/idr15030027 |
metadata.dc.type: | ARTÍCULO |
Abstract: | Abstract: Cervical cancer (CC) is the second leading cause of death from malignancy in women in
Ecuador. Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the main causative agent of CC. Although several studies
have been conducted on HPV detection in Ecuador, there are limited data on indigenous women.
This cross-sectional study aimed to analyze the prevalence of HPV and associated factors in women
from the indigenous communities of Quilloac, Saraguro and Sevilla Don Bosco. The study included
396 sexually active women belonging to the aforementioned ethnicities. A validated questionnaire
was used to collect socio-demographic data, and real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests
were used to detect HPV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). These communities are
located in the southern region of Ecuador and face geographical and cultural barriers to accessing
health services. The results showed that 28.35% of women tested positive for both types of HPV,
23.48% for high-risk (HR) HPV, and 10.35% for low-risk (LR) HPV. Statistically significant associations
were found between HR HPV and having more than three sexual partners (OR 1.99, CI 1.03–3.85)
and Chlamydia trachomatis infection (OR 2.54, CI 1.08–5.99). This study suggests that HPV infection
and other sexually transmitted pathogens are common among indigenous women, highlighting the
need for control measures and timely diagnosis in this population |
Description: | Abstract: Cervical cancer (CC) is the second leading cause of death from malignancy in women in
Ecuador. Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the main causative agent of CC. Although several studies
have been conducted on HPV detection in Ecuador, there are limited data on indigenous women.
This cross-sectional study aimed to analyze the prevalence of HPV and associated factors in women
from the indigenous communities of Quilloac, Saraguro and Sevilla Don Bosco. The study included
396 sexually active women belonging to the aforementioned ethnicities. A validated questionnaire
was used to collect socio-demographic data, and real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests
were used to detect HPV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). These communities are
located in the southern region of Ecuador and face geographical and cultural barriers to accessing
health services. The results showed that 28.35% of women tested positive for both types of HPV,
23.48% for high-risk (HR) HPV, and 10.35% for low-risk (LR) HPV. Statistically significant associations
were found between HR HPV and having more than three sexual partners (OR 1.99, CI 1.03–3.85)
and Chlamydia trachomatis infection (OR 2.54, CI 1.08–5.99). This study suggests that HPV infection
and other sexually transmitted pathogens are common among indigenous women, highlighting the
need for control measures and timely diagnosis in this population |
URI: | https://www.mdpi.com/2036-7449/15/3/27 |
metadata.dc.ucuenca.urifuente: | https://www.mdpi.com/journal/idr |
ISSN: | 2036-7449 |
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