Determinants of Cervical Human Papillomavirus Infection: Differences between High‐ and Low‐Oncogenic Risk Types

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This cross-sectional survey assessed the determinants of human papillomavirus (HPV) infections among 2080 women who participated in cervical cancer screening. HPVs were typed by restriction and sequencing analyses. The prevalence of HPV was 7.3% (4.2% for high-risk, 1.9% for low-risk, and 2.1% for unknown-risk types). High-risk HPV prevalence decreased with age, whereas low- and unknown-risk HPVs had a second...

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