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Health Disparities Associated with Females Reporting Human Papillomavirus Infection in the United States.
Hung, Man; Su, Sharon; Hon, Eric S; Licari, Frank W; Park, Jungweon; Bounsanga, Jerry; Tuft, Jacob; Otrusinik, Sylvia; Lipsky, Martin S.
Afiliação
  • Hung M; Roseman University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine, South Jordan, Utah, USA.
  • Su S; University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
  • Hon ES; University of Utah College of Education, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
  • Licari FW; Huntsman Cancer Institute, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
  • Park J; Roseman University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine, South Jordan, Utah, USA.
  • Bounsanga J; University of Chicago Department of Economics, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
  • Tuft J; Roseman University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine, South Jordan, Utah, USA.
  • Otrusinik S; Roseman University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine, South Jordan, Utah, USA.
  • Lipsky MS; University of Utah College of Education, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Womens Health Rep (New Rochelle) ; 2(1): 245-253, 2021.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34318294
ABSTRACT
Few studies provide detailed findings about the health disparities of women being told by a physician whether they have ever had a human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. This study sought to characterize the prevalence and characteristics associated with women age 18 to 59 years in the United States who report being told they were infected with HPV. This study used data from the National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey. Descriptive statistics were computed on study variables and multiple logistic regression analyses were conducted to explore the association of the study variables with the outcome variable. Sampling weights were applied to produce national estimates of prevalence. The sample consisted of 1,669 females, representative of 75,107,170 females in the United States population. Around 11.5% reported being told that they had an HPV infection, of which 60.9% were White, and 82.9% were born in the United States. White women are 2.0 times more likely to be told they have HPV than Asian women and 2.8 times more likely than Black women. United States-born women were 2.1 times more likely told they had an HPV infection than those foreign born. This study found that among U.S. women, less than 12% reported ever having been told they have had an HPV infection. Epidemiologic findings suggest gaps between ever being told of a previous infection and being diagnosed with a clinically relevant HPV infection. Despite epidemiologic data indicating higher HPV prevalence among those less educated and women of color, these groups were less likely to report ever being told they have an HPV infection than White women, and those with a college degree suggesting communication gaps among these subgroups about HPV infection that might exist. Strategies to address potential gaps in communication among these subgroups can potentially reduce the economic burden and health disparities related to HPV infection.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Tipo de estudo: Risk_factors_studies Idioma: En Revista: Womens Health Rep (New Rochelle) Ano de publicação: 2021 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Estados Unidos

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Tipo de estudo: Risk_factors_studies Idioma: En Revista: Womens Health Rep (New Rochelle) Ano de publicação: 2021 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Estados Unidos