1. Human Papillomavirus Prevalence Among 88 Male Virgins Residing in Brazil, Mexico, and the United States.
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Zhiyue Liu, Nyitray, Alan G., Lu-Yu Hwang, Swartz, Michael D., Abrahamsen, Martha, Lazcano-Ponce, Eduardo, Salmerón, Jorge, Quiterio, Manuel, Villa, Luisa L., Baggio, Maria Luiza, Silva, Roberto J. C., Giuliano, Anna R., Liu, Zhiyue, and Hwang, Lu-Yu
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PAPILLOMAVIRUSES , *PAPILLOMAVIRUS diseases , *VIRGINS , *REGRESSION analysis , *BINOMIAL distribution , *CIGARETTE smokers , *SEXUALLY transmitted diseases , *LONGITUDINAL method , *DISEASE prevalence , *GENOTYPES - 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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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