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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-12-18
pubmed:abstractText
To investigate the prevalence rates of and risk factors for genital human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in white, middle-class adolescents, we obtained specimens for HPV from 107 patients undergoing pelvic examination at a suburban adolescent health service. Specimens were obtained by means of cervicovaginal lavage and were analyzed for HPV DNA by Southern blot analysis. The subjects' mean age was 18.5 (+/- 2.0 SD) years; 47% of the subjects were seen for contraception, 36% for possible pregnancy, 12% for a gynecologic complaint, and 5% for a general examination. We detected HPV in 32% of patients; HPV types included 6/11 (6%), 16 (3%), 18 (15%), 31 (3%), 42 (6%), 45 (18%), and 56 (6%). The DNA type was classified as uncharacterized in 47%, and 3% had more than one type. Univariate analysis revealed that patients found to have HPV were more likely to have more than two sexual partners, to have been sexually active for more than 2 years, to have had menarche before 12 years of age, and to have a history of sexually transmitted disease; logistic regression multivariate analysis demonstrated that number of partners and age at menarche were independent risk factors for HPV. These data indicate that HPV is common among sexually active teenagers regardless of ethnicity or socioeconomic status. The association of cervicovaginal HPV infection with sexual activity further supports the notion of the sexual transmission of this agent.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0022-3476
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
119
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
821-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:1658285-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:1658285-Adolescent Behavior, pubmed-meshheading:1658285-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:1658285-Age Factors, pubmed-meshheading:1658285-Blotting, Southern, pubmed-meshheading:1658285-DNA, Viral, pubmed-meshheading:1658285-DNA Probes, HPV, pubmed-meshheading:1658285-Female, pubmed-meshheading:1658285-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:1658285-Logistic Models, pubmed-meshheading:1658285-Menarche, pubmed-meshheading:1658285-Multivariate Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:1658285-New York, pubmed-meshheading:1658285-Papillomaviridae, pubmed-meshheading:1658285-Prevalence, pubmed-meshheading:1658285-Sexual Behavior, pubmed-meshheading:1658285-Sexual Partners, pubmed-meshheading:1658285-Sexually Transmitted Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:1658285-Social Class, pubmed-meshheading:1658285-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:1658285-Tumor Virus Infections, pubmed-meshheading:1658285-Urban Population, pubmed-meshheading:1658285-Uterine Cervical Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:1658285-Vaginal Diseases
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Cervicovaginal human papillomavirus infection in suburban adolescents and young adults.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pediatrics, North Shore University Hospital, Cornell University Medical College, Manhasset, New York 11030.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study