Evaluation of HPV incidence and cervical smear results in Syrian refugees

INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to determine the rate of HPV and cervical pathologies in Syrian women admitted to the gynecology-oncology outpatient clinic. METHODS: 659 Syrian refugee patients admitted to the gynecology oncology outpatient clinic between January 2014 and September 2018 were included in the study. Pregnant women, women who underwent a hysterectomy, and those with a history of HPV vaccine were excluded from the study. Demographic data [age, socioeconomic status, educational status, smoking habits, parity, age of first intercourse, body mass index (BMI)] and clinical information (cervical smear, HPV genotype and cervical biopsy results) of the patients were evaluated. The statistical significance level was accepted as p