[Knowledge and acceptance of vaccine against human papillomavirus among mothers of students from Durango city, Mexico].

Background: Human papillomavirus (HPV) causes one of the most common sexually transmitted infections. The causal relationship between HPV and cervical cancer is one of the most important advances in the field of the prevention of this disease. The Food and Drug Administration recently approved two vaccines to prevent HPV infection.

[Comparison of the diagnostic utility from visual inspection with acetic acid and cervical cytology].

Background: In Mexico, cervical cancer is the second leading cause of death in women after breast cancer. The human papillomavirus is associated with intraepithelial lesions, detected up to 99.7% of cervical carcinomas.