A meta-analysis of human papillomavirus prevalence and types among Iranian women with normal cervical cytology, premalignant lesions, and cervical cancer.

In this study all data on the HPV prevalence and types among women with normal cervical cytology, premalignant lesions, and cervical cancer obtained and pooled in Iran. The overall HPV prevalence was found to be 9% in women with normal cervix, 55% in atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance or atypia cases, 58% and 69% in women with low and high grade squamous intraepithelial lesions, respectively, and 81% among women with invasive cervical cancer. In all of studied groups, HPV 16 was the most common HPV types, followed by HPV 18. In conclusion, this meta-analysis had revealed that if current HPV vaccines will integrate into national vaccination programs of Iran, it is beneficial. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.