Prevalence of Human Papillomavirus Among Chinese Han and Mongols Minority Women in Inner Mongolia, China: Reflected by Self-Collected Samples in CHIMUST.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The disparities of hr-HPV infection among races/ethnicities have not been fully discussed. This study aimed to investigate the difference of hr-HPV infection between Chinese Han and Mongols minority women in Inner Mongolia.

Methods

Genotyping and histopathology data of Chinese Han and Mongols minority women in Inner Mongolia from Chinese Multi-Center Screening Trial were used to analyze the hr-HPV prevalence, and type-specific distribution in abnormal pathology results.

Results

The hr-HPV infection rates of Han women was 15.9% while of Mongols was 21.6% (P < 0.001). The most prevalent genotypes in Han women were ranked as HPV-16,-52,-18/-58,-31/-39, and-59 while in Mongols were-16,-31,-58,-18 and-52. When analyzing the age-specific of hr-HPV infectio

SUBMITTER: Guo C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9174663 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature