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Regarding HPV, according to the HPV Information Centre, "About 3.3% of women in the general population are estimated to harbour cervical HPV-16/18 infection at a given time, and 62.9% of invasive cervical cancers are attributed to HPVs 16 or 18."<ref>[http://www.hpvcentre.net/statistics/reports/CRI_FS.pdf Costa Rica: Human Papillomavirus and Related Cancers, Fact Sheet 2016]</ref>
Regarding HPV, according to the HPV Information Centre, "About 3.3% of women in the general population are estimated to harbour cervical HPV-16/18 infection at a given time, and 62.9% of invasive cervical cancers are attributed to HPVs 16 or 18."<ref>[http://www.hpvcentre.net/statistics/reports/CRI_FS.pdf Costa Rica: Human Papillomavirus and Related Cancers, Fact Sheet 2016]</ref>


==Testing Facilities==
===Testing Facilities===


* In Costa Rica, you can get an STI test at a public clinic or private clinic. If you want to go to a public clinic, the services should be pretty good. However, if you want the highest-quality and fastest services, you can choose to go to a private clinic. Some of the best private hospitals/clinics in the city are  The Clínica Bíblica, Cima Hospital and the Clínica Católica.   
* In Costa Rica, you can get an STI test at a public clinic or private clinic. If you want to go to a public clinic, the services should be pretty good. However, if you want the highest-quality and fastest services, you can choose to go to a private clinic. Some of the best private hospitals/clinics in the city are  The Clínica Bíblica, Cima Hospital and the Clínica Católica.   

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