An Observational Study on the Prevalence of Human Papillomavirus Types in Women in the Kingdom of Bahrain

Inclusion Criteria: * Women ≥ 20 years of age attending a clinic for routine cervical screening OR * Women ≥ 16 years of age presenting for post-natal check-ups * Women providing a cervical sample * Written informed consent or oral-witnessed thumb printed informed consent obtained from the subject Exclusion Criteria: * Referral for abnormal cervical sample at the current visit * Abundant menstrual bleeding or vaginal discharge not allowing appropriate screening to be performed (Note: Enrolment can be delayed until this condition is resolved) * Pregnant women * History of hysterectomy * Known diagnosis of immunosuppression, or patient on immunosuppressives * Having received one or more doses of human papillomavirus vaccine prior to participating in the study