Characterization of Human Papillomavirus prevalence and risk factors to guide cervical cancer screening in the North Tongu District, Ghana

A Krings, P Dunyo, A Pesic, S Tetteh, B Hansen… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Introduction This population-based study aimed to fill the knowledge gap on Human
Papillomavirus (HPV) prevalence and associated sociodemographic risk factors of the …

High-risk human papillomavirus genotype distribution among women living with HIV; implication for cervical cancer prevention in a resource limited setting

PK Akakpo, S Ken-Amoah, NIE Enyan… - Infectious Agents and …, 2023 - Springer
Background For women living with HIV (WLHIV), the burden of persistent HPV infection,
cervical pre-cancerous lesions and cancer have been demonstrated to be higher than …

Nurses' and midwives' knowledge, attitudes, and acceptance regarding human papillomavirus vaccination in Ghana: a cross-sectional study

NI Ebu, GE Abotsi-Foli, DF Gakpo - BMC nursing, 2021 - Springer
Background Nurses and midwives play important roles in educating the public on cervical
cancer prevention strategies. Aim This study sought to assess nurses' and midwives' …

Prevalence of vaccine and non-vaccine human papillomavirus types among women in Accra and Kumasi, Ghana: a cross-sectional study

O Debrah, F Agyemang-Yeboah, ET Donkoh… - BMC Women's …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the main etiological factor for
pre-invasive and invasive cervical cancer. HPV type-specific vaccination is being widely …

[HTML][HTML] The projected cost-effectiveness and budget impact of HPV vaccine introduction in Ghana

E Vodicka, J Nonvignon, KO Antwi-Agyei, J Bawa… - Vaccine, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Cervical cancer is responsible for around one-quarter of all cancer deaths
among Ghanaian women. Between 2013 and 2015, Ghana conducted a pilot of HPV …

Prevalence and distribution of vaccine-preventable genital human papillomavirus (HPV) genotypes in Ghanaian women presenting for screening

ET Donkoh, RH Asmah, F Agyemang-Yeboah… - Cancer …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Cervical cancer is the most common gynaecologic cancer in Ghana where it is
also the second most common cause of all female cancers. A number of vaccines are …

Designing of CD8+ and CD8+-overlapped CD4+ epitope vaccine by targeting late and early proteins of human papillomavirus

S Kaliamurthi, G Selvaraj, AC Kaushik… - … : Targets and Therapy, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Background and aim Human papillomavirus (HPV) is an oncogenic agent that causes over
90% of cases of cervical cancer in the world. Currently available prophylactic vaccines are …

Prevalence and correlates of modifiable risk factors for cervical cancer and HPV infection among senior high school students in Ghana: a latent class analysis

AG Ampofo, AW Boyes, SO Asibey, C Oldmeadow… - BMC Public Health, 2023 - Springer
Background While health risk behaviours are likely to co-occur, there is dearth of studies
exploring the clustering of cervical cancer and HPV infection risk factors among adolescents …

[HTML][HTML] Up-regulation of miR-20a by HPV16 E6 exerts growth-promoting effects by targeting PDCD6 in cervical carcinoma cells

X Liu - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Objective MicroRNAs (miRNAs/miRs) have been reported to participate in
progression of multiple tumors including cervical cancer. High-risk human papillomavirus …

HPV vaccination: Intention to participate among female senior high school students in Ghana

AG Ampofo, L Mackenzie, AW Boyes - Vaccine, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer and the second leading
cause of cancer death among women in Ghana. HPV vaccination is expected to be added to …