ArticleMateria socio-medica2022
Epidemiological Aspects of Age and Genotypical Occurrence of HPV Infection Among Females of Canton Sarajevo Over a 10-year Period.
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- Prevalence and genotype distribution of human papillomavirus infection among Kurdish people, Iran.SAGE open medicine · 2025Article
- HPV-Related Cancers in Bosnia and Herzegovina: A Comprehensive Review.Acta medica academica · 2024Review
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Background: Human papillomaviruses (HPV) are one of the most prevalent causes of cervical, anal, and oral cancer, and it is believed that nearly all sexually active males and females have been infected with HPV at some point in their lives. Objective: The purpose of this study is to highlight epidemiological characteristics of the age and genotypical incidence of HPV infection among females in Canton Sarajevo during a 10-year period. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in the period between January 2012 and December 2021 at the medical institutions "Zavod za Ginekologiju, Perinatologiju i Neplodnost "Mehmedbašić" among females who were admitted for a routine gynaecological exam in Canton Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Results: In total, 1517 patients who reported typical sexarche at 18.35±1.92, having one 721 (47.5%) sexual partner, regular use of contraceptive methods 820 (54.5%) with male condom 513 (62.6%) being the dominant choice of contraception and having gynacological hereditary oncological positive history 141 (9.3%), were included in the study from which 653 (43.05%) patients had positive HPV test and 864 (56.95%) had negative HPV results. HPV positive patients, 386 (59.1%) were infected either with one type of virus only, while 267 (40.9%) patients were infected with multiple virus strains where we have identified 166 virus strain combinations. Analysis showed that the patients infected by only one virus strain were one of next specific HPV viruses: 16, 18, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 56, 58, 59, 66 and 68. HPV-16 was the predominately strain 16 (22.5%) identified among all the patients. Mean age of HPV positive patients was 33.38±7.85, ranging from 18 to 61 years. Conclusion: This study highlights the significance of the most frequent HPV high-risk strains (HPV-16, -18, -31.-33,-45,-52, and -58) among the Bosnia and Herzegovina population as one of the most common cancer-causing strains worldwide.
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