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This study therefore estimated and compared the levels of circulatory IL\u20104, IL\u20106, IL\u201010, TNF\u2010<jats:italic>\u03b1<\/jats:italic>, and IFN\u2010<jats:italic>\u03b3<\/jats:italic> cytokines among adult women identified to have different grades of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) and with cervicovaginal infection. <jats:italic>Methods<\/jats:italic>. A total of 157 participants were recruited from the Akyemansa District of Ghana, and cervical swabs and blood samples were taken. The Pap smear test, microbiological culture, and ELISA were employed for cytology analysis, bacteria isolation, and identification and estimation of IL\u20104, IL\u20106, IL\u201010, TNF\u2010<jats:italic>\u03b1<\/jats:italic>, and IFN\u2010<jats:italic>\u03b3<\/jats:italic> cytokines, respectively. <jats:italic>Results<\/jats:italic>. Overall, 14\/157 (8.9%) had CIN with 7.6% having CIN 1 and 1.3% having CIN 2. The main predictor for CIN was age above 46 years (OR 11.16, 95% CI: 2.4\u201051.8). Bacterial vaginosis (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.003) and Candida infection (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.012) were significantly higher in CIN. Again, <jats:italic>Staphylococcus aureus<\/jats:italic> (60% vs. 17.6%, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.005)<jats:italic>, Citrobacter<\/jats:italic> sp. (40.0% vs. 13.2%, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.017), and <jats:italic>Morganella morganii<\/jats:italic> (40.0% vs. 4.4%, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.002) isolates were significantly higher in CIN\u2010positive participants. IL\u201010 and TNF\u2010<jats:italic>\u03b1<\/jats:italic> concentrations were elevated in participants with CIN 1+ (TNF\u2010<jats:italic>\u03b1<\/jats:italic> NIL vs. CIN 1+ only, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.05) while IL\u20106 was decreased among participants with CIN 1+. In the presence of vaginal infection, TNF\u2010<jats:italic>\u03b1<\/jats:italic> decreased among CIN 1+ participants while IL\u201010 remained elevated. <jats:italic>Conclusion<\/jats:italic>. 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