Genital human papillomavirus infection among women in Bangladesh: Findings from a population-based survey
Document Type
Article (peer-reviewed)
Publication Date
2014
Abstract
Background: There has been no population-based study on human papillomavirus (HPV) prevalence or its genotypes in Bangladesh; a country eligible for GAVI funding for HPV vaccine. Methods: We used baseline survey data of a prospective cohort study that was conducted in one urban and one rural area of Bangladesh. A total of 997 urban and 905 rural married women, aged 13 to 64 years, were enrolled in the baseline during July-December, 2011. Information was collected on socio-demographic characteristics and potential risk factors for HPV infection followed by gynecological examination and collection of endocervical samples using the cervical cytobrush (Digene cervical sampler). HPV DNA testing was done by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) using a consensus primer set. There has been no population-based study on human papillomavirus (HPV) prevalence or its genotypes in Bangladesh; a country eligible for GAVI funding for HPV vaccine. Results: Prevalence of any HPV infection was 7.7% with no significant difference between urban and rural women. Most common high-risk genotypes were HPV16, HPV66, HPV18, HPV45, HPV31 and HPV53. Urban women working as housemaids or garment workers were at higher risk of any HPV infection (OR=2.15, 95% CI: 1.13-4.11) compared to housewives. Rural women whose husband lived overseas were almost two times more likely to have any HPV infection (OR= 1.93; 95% CI 1.05-3.55) compared to women whose husbands lived with them. Conclusion: The prevalence of HPV infection among Bangladeshi women is similar to other regions of Asia. However, typespecific patterns are different. The study findings will inform the formulation of HPV vaccination policies in Bangladesh, monitoring the impact of vaccination programmes, and the identification of target populations for screening.
Recommended Citation
Nahar, Quamrun, Farhana Sultana, Anadil Alam, Jessica Yasmine Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Fatema Khatun, Nazmul Alam, Sushil Kanta Dasgupta, Lena Marions, Ashrafunnessa, Mohammed Kamal, Alejandro Cravioto, and Laura Reichenbach. 2014. "Genital human papillomavirus infection among women in Bangladesh: Findings from a population-based survey," PLoS ONE 9(10): Article e107675.
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0107675
Language
English