1. Human Papillomavirus Prevalence Among 88 Male Virgins Residing in Brazil, Mexico, and the United States
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Eduardo Lazcano-Ponce, Martha Abrahamsen, Michael D. Swartz, Zhiyue Liu, Luisa L. Villa, Anna R. Giuliano, Roberto J. Carvalho da Silva, Manuel Quiterio, Lu-Yu Hwang, Jorge Salmerón, Alan G. Nyitray, and Maria Luiza Baggio
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Adult ,Male ,Adolescent ,Genotype ,Hpv detection ,Cohort Studies ,Young Adult ,Major Articles and Brief Reports ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Risk Factors ,Prevalence ,medicine ,Humans ,Immunology and Allergy ,Sex organ ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Human papillomavirus ,Mexico ,Papillomaviridae ,Aged ,Hpv types ,business.industry ,Papillomavirus Infections ,HPV infection ,virus diseases ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,United States ,female genital diseases and pregnancy complications ,Natural history ,Infectious Diseases ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Smoking status ,business ,Brazil ,Demography ,Cohort study - Abstract
This study determined the prevalence and risk factors for genital human papillomavirus (HPV) detection among men who deny ever engaging in penetrative sex. A questionnaire was administered to 4123 men from a cohort study of HPV natural history. Genital exfoliated cells were collected and genotyped for 36 HPV types. Eighty-eight men were classified as virgins. Log-binomial regression models identified factors associated with genital HPV detection. The prevalence of any and high-risk HPV types among 88 male virgins was 25.0% and 18.2%, respectively. Age and smoking status were associated with HPV detection. Further studies are needed to better understand the risk for HPV infection among male virgins.
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- 2016