Age patterns of human papillomavirus infection as primary screening test for cervical cancer and subsequent triage with visual inspection in Honduras

Autores/as

  • Manuel Sandoval Asociación Hondureña de Planificación de Familia (ASHONPLAFA), Colonia Alameda N° 2002 Calle Principal, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
  • Francesca Holme PATH
  • Saul Lobo ASHONPLAFA
  • Rose Slavkovsky PATH
  • Kerry A Thomson PATH
  • Jose Jeronimo Consultant José Jeronimo Consulting, Damascus, MD, USA
  • Jaqueline Figueroa Secretaría de Salud de Honduras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
  • Silvia de Sanjose

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21149/10979

Palabras clave:

screening, cervical cancer, human papillomavirus, visual inspection

Resumen

Objective. To evaluate age patterns in human papillomavi­rus (HPV) prevalence and visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) positivity among women participating in cervical cancer screening in Honduras. Materials and methods. Data on the HPV status (careHPV) and subsequent VIA in HPV-positive women were retrieved from three provinces within the Public Health Sector. Results. Between 2015 and 2018, 60 883 women aged 15-85 years were screened. HPV was detected in 15%, with variation by age, peaking at 20-24 years (27.8%) decreasing to 16% at 30-49 years. Differences in point age– specific HPV prevalence were observed between provinces, but with similar age pattern. VIA was positive in 24.5% of the women aged 30-44 years. Conclusions. The age pattern of the HPV prevalence supports starting HPV testing at age 30+. The low positivity of VIA in ages close to menopause suggest underdetection of cervical lesions in this age group.

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Biografía del autor/a

Manuel Sandoval, Asociación Hondureña de Planificación de Familia (ASHONPLAFA), Colonia Alameda N° 2002 Calle Principal, Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Medical Doctor

Director

Francesca Holme, PATH

Master en Public Health, project manager

Saul Lobo, ASHONPLAFA

Informatico

Rose Slavkovsky, PATH

Project manager

Kerry A Thomson, PATH

Master en Public Health, PhD

Research officer

Jose Jeronimo, Consultant José Jeronimo Consulting, Damascus, MD, USA

MD

 

 

 

Jaqueline Figueroa, Secretaría de Salud de Honduras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Coordinadora del Registro de Cancer y de los programas de tamizado en cancer de cuello uterino y mama

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2020-08-29

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Sandoval M, Holme F, Lobo S, Slavkovsky R, Thomson KA, Jeronimo J, Figueroa J, de Sanjose S. Age patterns of human papillomavirus infection as primary screening test for cervical cancer and subsequent triage with visual inspection in Honduras. Salud Publica Mex [Internet]. 29 de agosto de 2020 [citado 30 de abril de 2024];62(5, sep-oct):487-93. Disponible en: https://saludpublica.mx/index.php/spm/article/view/10979

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