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Penile HPV prevalence and associated factors among 20-70-year-old men from Gampaha district in Sri Lanka: a community-based study in a lower middle-income country.
BMC infectious diseases - 21 Apr 2026
Amarasena W D J K, Goonewardena Sampatha, Gamage Deepa
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BACKGROUND: Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is the leading cause of sexually transmitted infections worldwide. Male HPV infection contributes towards disease burden in males and plays a crucial role in transmission to females. This is especially significant in Lower Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) which bear 90% of the global cervical cancer burden. Most existing data on male HPV prevalence come from high-income...
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