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. 2025 Aug 30;26(17):8463. doi: 10.3390/ijms26178463
2-valent/bvalent/bHPV vaccine Bivalent (HPV-16/18)
4-valent/qvalent/qHPV vaccine Quadrivalent (HPV-6/11/16/18)
9-valent/9vHPV vaccine Nonavalent (HPV-6/11/16/18/31/33/45/52/58)
AI Artificial Intelligence
ASHA Accredited Social Health Activist
Arg Arginine
CIN Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia
CIN1 Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 1
CIN2 Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2
CIN3 Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 3
DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid
E2F Early Region 2 binding factor
E6AP ubiquitin-protein ligase E3A
EGFR Epidermal growth factor receptor
FDA Food and Drug Administration
HIV Human immunodeficiency virus
HLA Human leukocyte antigen
HPV Human papillomavirus
HPVs Human papillomaviruses
hrHPV High-risk HPV
hTERT Human telomerase
LBC Liquid-based cytology
LCR Long control region
LMICs Low- and middle-income countries
lrHPV Low-risk HPV
MHC-I Major Histocompatibility Complex Class I
mRNA Messenger RNA
OC Oral contraceptive
OR Odds ratio
pRb Retinoblastoma protein
RE-AIM Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance
RNA Ribonucleic acid
SCC Squamous cell carcinoma
SEER Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program
STIs Sexually transmitted infections
UK United Kingdom
US United States
USPSTF United States Preventive Services Task Force
VIA Visual inspection with acetic acid
WLWH Women living with HIV
WHO World Health Organization