Impact of HPV Vaccination on Prevention of Cervical HPV Infection in Sikkim, India

"Women will be approached one time only, when they will attend the gynecology out-patients department for various reasons. After signing the informed consent, the participants will fill in a risk factor questionnaire to study the socio-demographic information, sexual history and HPV vaccination history and the determinent of HPV infection. The questionnaire will be administered by a trained social worker or nurse.~A gynecologist will collect cervical cells from the participant's cervix during a gynecological examination. The cervical specimen will be examined for presence of specific HPV genotypes and Chlamydia infection."