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Human Papillomavirus Positivity at 3 Anatomical Sites Among Transgender Women in Central Brazil.
Sex Transm Dis
September 2023
Article Synopsis
- Transgender women in Brazil have a high prevalence of HPV, with positivity rates of 77.2% in anal samples, 33.5% in genital samples, and 10.9% in oral samples.
- The study sampled TGW from Goiânia City and used self-collected samples analyzed for HPV DNA to identify specific genotypes.
- HPV-52 was the most common genotype found in anal (66.6%) and genital (40.0%) sites, while HPV-62 and HPV-66 were most prevalent in oral samples, highlighting the need for further studies and health interventions.