The prevalence, trends, and geographical distribution of human papillomavirus infection in China: The pooled analysis of 1.7 million women.

ABSTRACT: Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection which continues to be the most common sexually transmitted disease, has been identified as a major risk factor for cervical cancer. Therefore, it is very important to understand and grasp the distribution of HPV in Chinese population, and make the foundation for the development of cervical cancer vaccine in China. An extensive search strategy was conducted in multiple literature databases. All retrieved studies were screened by October 31, 2018. The prevalence of HPV infection was analyzed using random effects model. A total of 68 studies satisfied the inclusion criteria for our study. The national overall prevalence of HPV infection was 15.54% (95% CI: 13.83%-17.24%). we also performed subgroup analysis by age, geographic location, level of economic de

SUBMITTER: Zhu B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6718589 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature