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Information was collected with the help of cultural mediators\/translators. HPV\u2010DNA was assayed by the INNOLiPA HPV assay and a nested PCR\/sequencing method. Sixty (52.2%) women came from sub\u2010Saharan Africa and 55 (47.8%) from Eastern Europe. HPV infection was found in 55 (47.8%) women. The most frequent types were the oncogenic types HPV\u201016 (7.8%), HPV\u201018 and 51 (6.0% each), HPV\u201052 (5.2%), 31, 53, and 68 (4.3% each). Twenty\u2010seven (23.5%) women had cytological abnormalities associated with HPV infection (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.04). Being single (OR = 2.98; 95%CI: 1.30\u20136.84) and parity (OR = 0.29; 95%CI: 0.12\u20130.65) were consistent predictors of HPV infection. Only 21 (18.2%) women returned to collect the results of their Pap and HPV tests.<\/jats:p><jats:p>The high prevalence of HPV infection and oncogenic types among immigrant women make them a priority group for cervical cancer screening. 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