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Article: Prevalence and risk factors of human papillomavirus (hpv) infection in southern chinese women - a population-based study

TitlePrevalence and risk factors of human papillomavirus (hpv) infection in southern chinese women - a population-based study
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Issue Date2011
PublisherPublic Library of Science. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.plosone.org/home.action
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Plos One, 2011, v. 6 n. 5 How to Cite?
AbstractBackground: Persistent high-risk type Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is recognized as a necessary cause of cervical cancer. This study aimed to compare the HPV prevalence and risk factors between women residing in Hong Kong (HK) and Guangzhou (GZ) region of China. Methodology/Principal Findings: A total of 1,570 and 1,369 women were recruited from HK and GZ, respectively. The cytology samples were collected and tested for HPV infection. The overall and type-specific HPV prevalence and the potential risk factors for acquisition of HPV infection were studied. Women with normal cytology in the GZ cohort had significantly higher HPV prevalence (10%) than those in the HK cohort (6.2%, p<0.001). The patterns of the age-specific HPV prevalence were also different between the two cohorts. In the HK cohort, women at the age of 20-29 years old had the highest prevalence and a second peak was observed in the age of ≥60 years old. In the GZ cohort, the highest HPV prevalence was also observed in 20-29 years old but declined as the age increased and a second peak was not seen. HPV16 and HPV52 were the most common high-risk types found in the HK and GZ cohorts, respectively. Age was the most consistently observed independent risk factor for HPV infection in the HK, while the number of sexual partners had association in the GZ cohort. Conclusions/Significance: Our study provides the current status and the epidemiological characteristics of HPV prevalence in Southern Chinese women. The results strongly suggested that population education and the effective cervical cancer screening would be vital in the prevention of cervical cancer. © 2011 Liu et al.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/135951
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2023 Impact Factor: 2.9
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.839
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Hong Kong Special Administrative Region GovernmentRFCID: 05050052
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This study was supported by a grant from Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Disease Grant, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government (RFCID: 05050052). The funder had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.

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dc.contributor.authorLiu, SSen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChan, KYKen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLeung, RCYen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChan, KKLen_HK
dc.contributor.authorTam, KFen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLuk, MHMen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLo, SSTen_HK
dc.contributor.authorFong, DYTen_HK
dc.contributor.authorCheung, ANYen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLin, ZQen_HK
dc.contributor.authorNgan, HYSen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2011-07-27T02:00:27Z-
dc.date.available2011-07-27T02:00:27Z-
dc.date.issued2011en_HK
dc.identifier.citationPlos One, 2011, v. 6 n. 5en_HK
dc.identifier.issn1932-6203en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/135951-
dc.description.abstractBackground: Persistent high-risk type Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is recognized as a necessary cause of cervical cancer. This study aimed to compare the HPV prevalence and risk factors between women residing in Hong Kong (HK) and Guangzhou (GZ) region of China. Methodology/Principal Findings: A total of 1,570 and 1,369 women were recruited from HK and GZ, respectively. The cytology samples were collected and tested for HPV infection. The overall and type-specific HPV prevalence and the potential risk factors for acquisition of HPV infection were studied. Women with normal cytology in the GZ cohort had significantly higher HPV prevalence (10%) than those in the HK cohort (6.2%, p<0.001). The patterns of the age-specific HPV prevalence were also different between the two cohorts. In the HK cohort, women at the age of 20-29 years old had the highest prevalence and a second peak was observed in the age of ≥60 years old. In the GZ cohort, the highest HPV prevalence was also observed in 20-29 years old but declined as the age increased and a second peak was not seen. HPV16 and HPV52 were the most common high-risk types found in the HK and GZ cohorts, respectively. Age was the most consistently observed independent risk factor for HPV infection in the HK, while the number of sexual partners had association in the GZ cohort. Conclusions/Significance: Our study provides the current status and the epidemiological characteristics of HPV prevalence in Southern Chinese women. The results strongly suggested that population education and the effective cervical cancer screening would be vital in the prevention of cervical cancer. © 2011 Liu et al.en_HK
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherPublic Library of Science. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.plosone.org/home.actionen_HK
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dc.rightsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.-
dc.subject.meshAsian Continental Ancestry Group-
dc.subject.meshCervix Uteri - virology-
dc.subject.meshCohort Studies-
dc.subject.meshDNA, Viral - genetics-
dc.subject.meshPapillomavirus Infections - epidemiology - ethnology - virology-
dc.titlePrevalence and risk factors of human papillomavirus (hpv) infection in southern chinese women - a population-based studyen_HK
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