The prevalence of high-risk human papillomavirus genotypes and related risk factors among Iranian women

Abstract

Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, which often includes high-risk genotype infection, is one of the leading causes of cervical cancer. This cross-sectional research included 503 Iranian women referred to the gynecology clinic of Kamali Hospital in Karaj, Iran, for routine cervical cancer screening between 2020 and 2021. Cervical specimens were collected from all participants with a special brush and transported to the laboratory for cervical cytology diagnosis. Overall HPV incidence among Iranian women was 39.96%, of which 23.06% had high-risk HPV genotypes and 9.7% had low-risk HPV types. The risk associated with HR-HPV types was considerably associated with employment and marital status.