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Valderrama, M., (2005). Factores asociados a lesiones cervicales uterinas y/o presencia del virus del papiloma humano, en estudiantes con educación superior : Lima-2001 [Tesis, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos]. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12672/1789
Valderrama, M., Factores asociados a lesiones cervicales uterinas y/o presencia del virus del papiloma humano, en estudiantes con educación superior : Lima-2001 [Tesis]. PE: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos; 2005. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12672/1789
@misc{renati/474291,
title = "Factores asociados a lesiones cervicales uterinas y/o presencia del virus del papiloma humano, en estudiantes con educación superior : Lima-2001",
author = "Valderrama Calderón, María Isabel",
publisher = "Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos",
year = "2005"
}
Objectives: To determine the prevalence and factors associated with Cervico-Uterine Lesions (CUL) and/or presence of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) in higher education students aged 18 to 26 years. Materials and Methods: A prospective cross-sectional study in 321 sexually active students from universities and a Technical Institute in Lima was carried out from August through December of 2001. We performed a survey and collected cervical samples for Papanicolaou and HPV DNA detection of the strains 6, 11, 16 and 18 through Polimerase Chain Reaction (PCR). The analysis was limited to the HPV DNA and Papanicolaou samples of the 321 students who were sexually active. Results: The prevalence of CUL and/or HPV was 9.97%; 2.5% of the population had CUL and 8.4% was positive for one of the 6,16 and 18 HPV strains, of which the type 16 was the most prevalent. The prevalence was highest between the ages of 21 to 23, which was statistically significant (p=0.024). A difference of 3 years of age or more between the oldest sexual partner and the participant was significantly associated with CUL and/or presence of HPV. The age at sexual debut, number of sexual partners and use of condoms, did not show statistic significance. Conclusions: The prevalence of HPV type 16 and CUL is relatively high in this (apparently asymptomatic) population. The age of the participant and the age difference with her older sexual partner showed statistic association. However, the other factors were not found to be associated, probably due to the low number of cases.
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