Epidemiology of High-risk HPV Infection in Women Participating in a Pilot Screening Program for Cervical Cancer
Epidemiology of High-risk HPV Infection in Women Participating in a Pilot Screening Program for Cervical Cancer
Cervical cancer is due to a persistent infection with a group of viruses known as high-risk
 Human Papillomaviruses (hrHPV). Viral DNA can be easily detected in a cervical sample by a
 procedure called 'HPV testing', which can be used as a relevant screening test. A pilot
 screening program called START-HPV has been set up in the Ardennes, a French administrative
 area localized in the North of France, with HPV testing as a primary screening test.This
 observational study aimed to evaluate hrHPV genotypes repartition in the population who
 participate in the START-HPV screening program. This study will allow a better knowledge of
 hrHPV infection epidemiology in a screened population.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  to live in the Ardennes department (France)

 -  affiliation to a health insurance organism

 -  31 to 65 years old

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  current follow-up for cervical cytological abnormalities

 -  history of hysterectomy

 -  reimbursement for a Pap smear in the last 3 years