| AIDS | Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
| CC | Cervical Cancer |
| CIRCB | “Chantal BIYA” International Reference Centre for research on HIV/AIDS prevention and management |
| HIV | Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| HPV | human papilloma virus |
| HR-HPV | high risk oncogenic Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| HSIL | high-grade intraepithelial lesion |
| ICC | Invasive Cervical Cancer |
| LR-HPV | Low Risk non-Human Papilloma Virus |
| LSIL | low-grade intraepithelial lesion |
| PLHIV | People Living with HIV |
| RT-PCR | Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction |
| UNSD | United Nations Statistic Division |