Author:
Minhas Sadia,Sajjad Aneequa,Chaudhry Rabia Mushtaq,Rehman Zobaria,Syeda Batool,Kashif Muhammad
Abstract
AIM: The present study was designed to compile and screen data regarding HPV-related reported diseases to evaluate the status of HPV infection in Pakistan.
METHODS: The literature on the prevalence of HPV in Pakistan was searched in Google Scholar and other search engines using various keywords.
RESULTS: A total of 39 studies published from 2007 to 2018 were reviewed. About 7341 participants have been screened for HPV in Pakistan for the past 11 years, and according to this meta-analysis, the reported HPV prevalence was 23.1%. The highest HPV prevalence rate was observed among cervical cancer cases (80.4%) followed by normal cervical region (61.8%) and oral cancer (40.4%), respectively.
CONCLUSION: The high prevalence of HPV in Pakistan reflects the raised burden of HPV-associated diseases. The health-care system needs to be more organized in terms of awareness and screening programs, diagnosis, and treatment of the disease to reduce the burden of HPV in Pakistan.
Publisher
Scientific Foundation SPIROSKI
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