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The aim of this study was to compare the prevalence of infections and coinfections diagnosed by cervical cytology in pregnant and non-pregnant patients at the San Bartolom\u00e9 Hospital, Lima, Peru. Methods: An observational and cross-sectional study was conducted. A sample of 284 cervical reports from pregnant and non-pregnant women was included and screened by the Pap test during the period 2021\u20132023. Results: The overall prevalence of cervicovaginal infections was 52.8%, for pregnant women 59.2% and for non-pregnant women 46.5%, with statistically significant differences between the groups (p &lt; 0.05). Bacterial vaginosis (43%) and Candida spp. predominated (26.8%), showing significant differences (p &lt; 0.05). No significant differences were observed with other cervicovaginal infections (p &gt; 0.05). The general prevalence of coinfections was 13.4%, for the pregnant group it was 19.7% and for the non-pregnant group it was 7.0%, observing differences with statistical significance between the groups (p &lt; 0.05). The most predominant coinfection was bacterial vaginosis accompanied by Candida spp. (13.4%), finding significant differences (p &lt; 0.05). No significant differences were observed with other cervicovaginal coinfections (p &gt; 0.05). 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