Correlation of human papillomavirus 16 and 18 with cervical cancer and their diagnosis methods in Iranian women: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a sexually transmitted virus and related to the development of cervical cancer (CC). To determine the association between high-risk HPV types and CC, we undertook a systematic review and meta-analysis of recently reported prevalence of HPV16 and 18 in Iranian women identified with cervical infections. Prevalence studies were identified between 2002 and 2018 using several databases including Medline, Web of Science, Embase, Google Scholar, Iranmedex, and Scientific Information Database. For patients with CC, 57% (95% confidence interval [95% CI] = 43.7%-70.4%) were HPV positive, 48.5% (95% CI = 31.8%-65.2%) were HPV16 and 12.5% (95% CI = 8.8%-16.2%) were HPV18 positive. The results from meta-analysis indicate a relatively high prevalence of high-risk HPV among women infected with CC.