Prevalence of human papillomavirus infection among women from quilombo communities in northeastern Brazil

• Main Authors: Maria do Desterro Soares Brandão Nascimento (Author), Flávia Castello Branco Vidal (Author), Marcos Antonio Custódio Neto da Silva (Author), José Eduardo Batista (Author), Maria do Carmo Lacerda Barbosa (Author), Walbert Edson Muniz Filho (Author), Geusa Felipa de Barros Bezerra (Author), Graça Maria de Castro Viana (Author), Rebeca Costa Castelo Branco (Author), Luciane Maria Oliveira Brito (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a member of the Papillomaviridae family. The prevalence of HPV genotypes may vary according to the region and the population studied. Quilombo communities are ethnic and racial groups with difficult access to health services compared to the general p...