Article
Prevalence and Risk Factors for High-Risk Human Papillomavirus Infection and Cervical Disorders: Baseline Findings From an Human Papillomavirus Cohort Study.
Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center - 1 Jan 2000
Saldaña-Rodríguez Paula, Bahena-Román Margarita, Delgado-Romero Karina, Madrid-Marina Vicente, Torres-Poveda Kirvis
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A persistent infection by high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) is a prerequisite for the development of cervical neoplasms; however, most studies have focused on risk factors associated with HPV-16 and HPV-18 only. OBJECTIVES: We assessed the association of risk factors with the prevalence of HPV-16, HPV-18, and non-16/18 HR-HPV infection and with the occurrence of cervical lesions in the baseline...
Topics
- Prevalence
- Human papillomavirus 16
- Human papillomavirus 6
- Papillomavirus Infections
- Risk Factors
- Female
- Human Papillomavirus Viruses
- Humans
- Genotype
- Papillomaviridae