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.

ABSTRACT:

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

Stratified random sample of women aged 30-33, 57-60 and 67-70 years living in one of the three largest counties in Estonia. Of 3065 women approached, 1347 (43.9%) returned questionnaires and specimens for HPV DNA detection.

Outcome measures

HPV prevalence and fully adjusted ORs with 95% CIs for risk factors.

Results

HPV prevalence was highest among

SUBMITTER: Parna K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10255022 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature