HPV infection among Uygur women in a rural area of Hetian Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China.

It is not clear how HPV infection is prevalent among Uygur women in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region China and whether the distribution of HPV infection is related with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) incidence among them. A study including 883 Uygur women were conduct from 2006 to 2007 in Hetian Prefecture Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region China. Exfoliated cells were collected from the cervix for HPV DNA testing. Cervical samples were tested with liquid-based cytology. A relative low prevalence of HPV infection cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and cervical cancer was found in Uygur women. High-risk HPV prevalence was closely related to the severity of CIN in them. [excerpt]