Prevalence of Hpv Infection in the Lekoumou and Niari Departments (Congo Brazzaville)

1. Abstract
1.1. Objective: to determine the prevalence of HPV infection in women in Lekoumou and Niari departments.
1.2. Patients and Methods: We carried out a descriptive and cross-sectional study over a period of 7 months from January to July 2019 in the department of Lekoumou. 100 women ranging in age from 16 to 73 years old. The variables studied were as follows: age, marital status, level of education, risk factors for the onset of HPV infection, age at first sexual intercourse, number of sexual partners, parity, gesture. The multivariate analysis was done between age, number of level of instruction, parity, age of first sexual intercourse and number of sexual Partners. The statistical analysis and the data processing were carried out by the Excel 2016 software and the graph pad prism version 5 software. The statistical test used was the chi-square test.