Prevalence and risk factors of human papillomavirus infection types 16/18/45 in a cohort of French females aged 15–23 years
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- 10.1016/j.jegh.2013.11.003How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- HPV infection; Genotyping; Young females; Screening; Epidemiology
- Abstract
Investigation of the prevalence and risk factors of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the basis for developing prophylactic strategies against cervical cancer, especially for young women. This study aimed to assess the prevalence and risk factors of HPV infection among a cohort of sexually active young French women eligible for catch-up vaccination. Between 1997 and 2007, 2163 women aged 15–23 years attending consultations at the department of gynecology in the Hospital of Besançon (France) were screened for high risk HPV (HR HPV) infection. Risk factors were investigated through a questionnaire sent to all participants in 2010. HPV DNA was detected by HC2 and Probe Set assays. The overall prevalence for HR HPV and HPV16, 18 and/or HPV45 was 44.6% (95% CI, 42.5–46.7%) and 19% (95% CI, 17.3–20.7%), respectively. The response rate to the questionnaire was 22.6%. The prevalence of independent risk factors (age older than 19, smoking, and oral contraception) for HPV 16/18/45 infection in this population was less than 20%. Based on this study, HPV vaccination should be offered not only to teenage girls, but also to young women, regardless of their sexual activity.
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- © 2014 Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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- This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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TY - JOUR AU - Ariane Baudu AU - Jean-Luc Prétet AU - Didier Riethmuller AU - Morgane Chotard AU - Christiane Mougin AU - Mariette Mercier PY - 2014 DA - 2014/01/23 TI - Prevalence and risk factors of human papillomavirus infection types 16/18/45 in a cohort of French females aged 15–23 years JO - Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health SP - 35 EP - 43 VL - 4 IS - 1 SN - 2210-6014 UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jegh.2013.11.003 DO - 10.1016/j.jegh.2013.11.003 ID - Baudu2014 ER -