High-Risk HPV Persistence and Clearance Patterns Among Women in Ethiopia: A Longitudinal Study
The findings show that most hr-HPV infections among rural Ethiopian women cleared within two years, with varying persistence and clearance rates across HPV types. This emphasizes the need for regular monitoring and targeted prevention in high HPV prevalence populations.
Authors
- Adane Mihret (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3183-4772)
- Brhanu Teka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0124-6008)
- Zewditu Chanyalew
- Adamu Addissie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4709-3606)
- Andreas M. Kaufmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7732-3009)
- Muluken Gizaw
- Eva Johanna Kantelhardt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7935-719X)
- Welelta Shiferaw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8927-0861)
- Tamrat Abebe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6100-9303)
Institutions
- St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College (ET)
- Armauer Hansen Research Institute (ET)
- Addis Ababa University (ET)
- Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (DE)
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Women s Health
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/ijwh.s544062
- Primary Topic
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Wellcome Trust
- European Commission
- Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung
- Addis Ababa University