Background: Cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer morbidity and mortality among women in Nepal and Bhutan. Data on high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) infection and cervical abnormalities among Nepali and Bhutanese women are sparse. The objectives of this study were to assess and compare the prevalence of HR-HPV infection and cervical abnormalities among Nepali and Bhutanese women ... read moreliving in Jhapa District in eastern Nepal; and examine the risk factors for HR-HPV infection and cervical abnormalities in those women.
Bhatta, Madhav, Derek C. Johnson, Mingma Lama, Shilu Aryal, Pema Lhaki, and Sadeep Shrestha. "High-risk human papillomavirus infection and abnormal cervical cytology among Nepali and Bhutanese refugee women living in eastern Nepal." BMC Infectious Diseases 17, no. 1 (12, 2017): 1-9.