Human papillomavirus infection in women seen at a primary health care center in Honduras, 2017

Abstract

Objective: Using the CareVPH test (test for detection of oncogenic HPV DNA) to determine the frequency of oncogenic HPV infection in women aged 30-64 years attending the Centro Integral de Salud San Benito de Honduras, between January and December 2017. Methodology: non-experimental, descriptive, longitudinal, retrospective study conducted at the Centro Integral de Salud San Benito, with a population of 2,249 women aged 30-64 years. Descriptive statistics were applied and the EPI INFO V7 program was used for data analysis. Results: 332 positive cases (14.76%) of the total number of women in the study were confirmed. The majority of HPV positive cases were detected by the 2120 self-applied sample method (94.28%). The age group with the most HPV positive cases is 30-39 years with 184 cases (55.42%), followed by 40-49 years with 83 cases (25%). Conclusions: The study revealed a high prevalence of oncogenic HPV infection in women aged 30-64 years at the San Benito Comprehensive Health Center, with an infection rate of 14.76%. The age group with the highest number of positive cases was 30-39 years. The CareVPH test proved to be an effective tool for the detection of oncogenic HPV in women aged 30-64 years.