Age-specific and genotype-specific carcinogenic human papillomavirus prevalence in a country with a high cervical cancer burden: results of a cross-sectional study in Estonia.

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OBJECTIVES: To describe age-specific and type-specific carcinogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) prevalence prior to large-scale effect of HPV vaccines in Estonia and to analyse the risk factors associated with carcinogenic HPV. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study using self-administered questionnaire and self-collected vaginal swabs for detection of HPV infection. SETTING: Estonian Biobank database. PARTICIPANTS:...

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