Human papillomavirus infection in Honduran women with normal cytology.
Cancer Causes Control
; 20(9): 1663-70, 2009 Nov.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19685147
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
This study was aimed at estimating type-specific HPV prevalence and its cofactors among Honduran women with normal cytology in order to provide valuable information to health policymakers about the epidemiology of this important sexually transmitted infection.METHODS:
A total of 591 women with normal cytology from Tegucigalpa, Honduras were interviewed and tested for HPV using the SPF10 LiPA25. A structured epidemiological questionnaire was administered to each woman.RESULTS:
The overall HPV prevalence was 51%. Twenty-three types of HPV were detected; HPV 16, 51, 31, 18, and 11 were the most common. The highest prevalence of cancer associated HPV types (15.0%) was found in the women less than 35 years. Besides the association with age, the main independent predictors of HPV infection were the lifetime number of sexual partners and having a low socioeconomic status and less than 5 previous Pap smears.CONCLUSIONS:
In the population studied, there was a broad diversity of HPV infections, with high-risk types being the most common types detected. The establishment of a well-characterized population with regard to the community prevalence of type-specific HPV infection will provide a valuable baseline for monitoring population effectiveness of an HPV vaccine.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Papillomaviridae
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Infecciones por Papillomavirus
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
America central
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Honduras
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Cancer Causes Control
Asunto de la revista:
EPIDEMIOLOGIA
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NEOPLASIAS
Año:
2009
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Honduras
Pais de publicación:
HOLANDA
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HOLLAND
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NETHERLANDS
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NL
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PAISES BAJOS
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THE NETHERLANDS