Cancer is predicted to be an increasingly important cause
of morbidity and mortality in Bangladesh in the next few
decades. The estimated incidence of 12.7 million new
cancer cases will rise to 21.4 million by 20301.Cervical
cancer is the fourth most frequent cancer in women
with an estimated 570,000 new cases in 2018 representing
7.5% of all female cancers and one women dying every
2 minutes 2. Approximately, 90% of deaths from cervical
cancer occurred in low and middle-income countries. It
is the 2nd most common cancer among women in
Bangladesh, and every year 11,956 new cases are
detected and 6582 women die3. Human Papilloma Virus
(HPV) has now been identified as the etiological agent
responsible for cervical cancer. HPV prevalence
increases with high risk sexual behaviour and poor sexual
hygiene4. About 90% of HPV clear within 2 years and a
small proportion of infections can persist and progress
to cervical cancer in 15 to 20 years5.