126 women in Kathmandu metropolis tested positive for HPV infection

Types 16 and 18 of human papillomavirus, responsible for 70 percent of cervical cancers, were found to be responsible for the infection in 28 women.

As many as 126 women from the Kathmandu Metropolitan City were found infected with human papillomavirus (HPV) during cervical cancer screening carried out recently by the metropolis.