Prevalence and genotype distribution of cervical human papilomavirus infection in the pre-vaccination era: a population-based study in the Canary Islands.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

National Spanish studies show that prevalence of cervical human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in the female population is increasingly frequent, with an overall estimate of 14% in women aged 18-65 years. The objective of this study is to know the prevalence and distribution of HPV types in the female population of the Canary Islands prior to the introduction of HPV vaccines and to investigate the associated clinical and sociodemographic factors.

Methods

Based on the Primary Health Care database, a sample of adult women (aged 18-65 years) of Gran Canaria (GC) and Tenerife (TF) stratified into nine age groups was carried out between 2002 and 2007. Women were contacted by postal letter and telephone call and were visited in their primary care centre. A clinical-epide

SUBMITTER: Andujar M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7517562 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature