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Rapid acquisition of HPV around the time of sexual debut in adolescent girls in Tanzania.

International journal of epidemiology - 1 Jun 2016

Houlihan Catherine F, Baisley Kathy, Bravo Ignacio G, Kapiga Saidi, de Sanjosé Silvia, Changalucha John, Ross David A, Hayes Richard J, Watson-Jones Deborah

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BACKGROUND: No reports exist on genotype-specific human papillomavirus (HPV) acquisition in girls after first sex in sub-Saharan Africa, despite high HPV prevalence and cervical cancer incidence. METHODS: We followed 503 HP-unvaccinated girls aged 15-16 years in Mwanza, Tanzania, 3-monthly for 18 months with interviews and self-administered vaginal swabs. Swabs were tested for 13 higHRisk and 24 low-risk HPV...

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PMID: 26944311
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyv367
PMCID: PMC5005945

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