Evaluation of the Prevalence of Oral HPV Infection in Patients Who Are Positive to the PAP-test

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Primary outcomes (2)

1. measure

   Prevalence and type of oral HPV infection in PAP-test positive patients

   timeFrame

   1 Month

   description

   Evaluation of the prevalence and type of oral HPV infection in PAP-test positive patients by objective examination of the oral cavity and performance of exfoliative cytology tests at oral mucosal sites predetermined (lingual belly and dorsum, palate, and buccal mucosa). The data will then be processed through the appropriate statistical examinations.

2. measure

   To assess whether there are any factors that may or may not promote the occurrence of oral HPV lesions in PAP-test positive patients,

   timeFrame

   1 Month

   description

   To assess whether there are any factors that may or may not promote the occurrence of oral HPV lesions in PAP-test positive patients, such as sociodemographic characteristics, diabetes, smoking, alcohol, HPV vaccination, etc. The data collected are as follows: * Collection of sociodemographic data by questionnaires (age, gender, civil status, education level, and occupation); * Collection of medical history data by questionnaires (smoking, alcohol consumption, diabetes or/and other systemic diseases, number of sexual partners, age of first intercourse, contraceptive use, type of contraceptive, HPV vaccination, sexual partners with genital/oral HPV infection). the following collected data will then be processed by statistical association surveys and uni and multivariate regression analyses.