Prevalence and risk factors for oral human papillomavirus and Epstein-Barr virus co-infections among sexually active males and females in Ibadan, Nigeria.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Co-infection of Human papillomavirus (HPV) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is associated with oral and oropharyngeal cancers. This study examined the prevalence and associated risk factors for oral HPV and EBV co-infection among sexually active individuals in Nigeria.

Methods

This was a secondary analysis of oral samples of some selected participants in the Sexual Behaviour and HPV Infection in Nigerians in Ibadan (SHINI) study. Stored oral samples were analysed for detection of EBV DNA using real-time PCR detection and quantification kits. The socio-demographic characteristics, lifestyle and sexual behaviours, and biological characteristics, including the HPV genotype results, were retrieved from the SHINI study data. The association between oral HPV and EBV co-infe

SUBMITTER: Fowotade A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12492611 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature