OBJECTIVES To investigate, using a Dutch model, whether and under what variables framed for other European countries screening for human papillomavirus (HPV) is preferred over cytology screening for cervical cancer, and to calculate the preferred number of examinations over a woman's lifetime. DESIGN Cost effectiveness analysis based on a Dutch simulation model. Base case analyses investigate...

OBJECTIVE Public understanding of HPV is important to ensure informed participation in cervical cancer prevention programmes. While many studies have measured HPV knowledge, none has developed a validated measure for use across countries. We aimed to develop and validate such a measure. METHOD Items tapping knowledge of HPV, HPV testing and HPV vaccination were developed from previous literat...

CONTEXT Almost all cervical cancers are related to the human papillomavirus (HPV). Future strategies for cervical cancer screening will be based on HPV detection. The Hybrid Capture 2 (HC2) test is currently the most widely used method to screen for HPV. OBJECTIVE To test the performance of the Cervista HPV HR test for cervical screening. DESIGN We examined 875 cervical samples by HC2 and C...

Background/Aim. Human papillomaviruses (HPV) are the most common cause of sexually transmitted infections. Most HPV infections transient and asymptomatic. Routine vaccination against is best prophylaxis infection. The aim study was to determine knowledge risk factors about infection attitudes towards among nursing students. Methods. This cross-sectional conducted on a random sample 175 students...

A considerable number of adult Korean women avoid a Pap smear due to fear and discomfort of the pelvic examination. A reliable but noninvasive and comfortable screening method would considerably increase the participation rate. To evaluate the clinical efficacy of urine-based human papillomavirus (HPV) detection by oligonucleotide microarray, the results of HPV test from matched cervical swab s...

Objectives: To evaluate the sensitivity and accuracy of the HPV DNA test in conjunction with thin prep cytology test as a screening method of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. To study either the cervical erosion is related to high risk HPV infection or to determine the mean age distribution that is more prone to HPV infection. Material and Methods: The study is a retrospective cohort imple...

BACKGROUND Visual inspection of cervix after application of acetic acid (VIA) is an effective screening tool for cervical cancer in low resource settings, but its low specificity leads to high referral rates. Adjunctive testing may overcome this drawback. AIMS This pilot study was aimed to assess test performances of VIA, human papillomavirus (HPV) testing and Pap smear, individually and in s...

Several micronutrients have been implicated in cervical carcinogenesis. However, their mode of action is still a matter of speculation. In particular, it is unclear whether certain nutrients reduce the probability of acquiring high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) or whether they facilitate the clearance of high-risk HPV. We conducted a 24-month prospective follow-up study to test the hypothesis...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to describe the principle of the Cheil HPV DNA Chip assay and evaluate its accuracy. In order to quantify the human papillomavirus (HPV) load and identify HPV genotypes simultaneously, this assay combined the two methods: SYBR Green quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and DNA microarray. METHODS We designed novel consensus primer sets tha...