Incidencia del Virus Papiloma Humano en pacientes con edad fértil en Hospital Básico Durán-IESS.

Abstract

The Human Papillomavirus (HPV), known as a sexually transmitted infection, commonly in gynecological patients. This virus has a great classification and is subdivided between high risk and low risk, its high risk genotypes are among the best known, which are associated with cervical cancer; Cases continue to rise with a greater incidence of this infection among women, due to poor knowledge and low risk perception about this virus. Objective: Determine the epidemiological characteristics of the incidence of the Human Papillomavirus in patients of fertile age, treated in the Outpatient Clinic of the Durán IESS Basic Hospital, during the period July 2021 - June 2023. Methodology: Observational design, descriptive type of the incidence of Human Papillomavirus in fertile age at the Basic Hospital of Durán – IESS. Results: they were in a range of 20 to 45 years of age, they had mostly second level education (secondary) with 41.3%; of married marital status (49%), having had their first sexual relationship at an average of 19 years, with a mode of 17 years of age; Their contraceptive method was condoms with 46.18% and the finding in the HPV sample was atypical squamous cells of uncertain significance with 51.18%. Conclusions: The patients had their first sexual intercourse in adolescence, and there has been presence of alteration at the level of the cervix produced by some type of human papillomavirus.