High-risk HPV infection among the tribal and non-tribal women of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

This study was designed as preliminary research to investigate the prevalence of high-risk HPV types 16 and 18 among the tribal and non-tribal populations of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. [Copyright Elsevier B.V.]

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Published in:	Public health (London) Vol. 126; no. 1; pp. 67 - 69
Main Authors:	Parvez, R, Hedau, S, Bhattacharya, D, Bhattacharjee, H, Muruganandam, N, Das, B.C, Saha, M.K, Sugunan, A.P, Vijayachari, P
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01-01-2012
Subjects:	Adult Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - epidemiology Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - virology DNA, Viral - analysis Ethnic Groups - statistics & numerical data Female Females High risk Human papillomavirus 16 - isolation & purification Human papillomavirus 18 - isolation & purification Human papillomaviruses Humans India India - epidemiology Indian Ocean Islands - epidemiology Infection Infectious Disease Internal Medicine Middle Aged Nicobar Islands Papillomavirus Infections - diagnosis Papillomavirus Infections - epidemiology Papillomavirus Infections - virology Polymerase Chain Reaction Prevalence Risk Factors Rural Health Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - epidemiology Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - virology Women's Health Young Adult Indian Ocean Islands India
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Summary:	This study was designed as preliminary research to investigate the prevalence of high-risk HPV types 16 and 18 among the tribal and non-tribal populations of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. [Copyright Elsevier B.V.]
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ISSN:	0033-3506 1476-5616
DOI:	10.1016/j.puhe.2011.09.018