Abstract
The incidence of cervical cancer increases with age among USA Hispanics and women living in Latin America starting in the fourth decade of life. We conducted a study of women ≥40 living at the USA-Mexico border to determine the prevalence and risk factors for human papillomavirus (HPV) infection detected by polymerase chain reaction. In all, 9.2% of participants tested HPV positive. Compared with women aged 50-59, odds ratios of 8.82 and 6.67 were observed for women ≥60 and 40-49, respectively. Among women aged 40-49, both oncogenic and non-oncogenic HPV infections were detected; however, women ≥60 were positive for predominantly oncogenic genotypes. HPV risk significantly increased with ≥2 lifetime sexual partners in adjusted models. These data suggest that the prevalence of HPV infection may have a second peak among post-menopausal Hispanic women.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 247-251 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | International Journal of STD and AIDS |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2005 |
Keywords
- Hispanic women
- Human papillomavirus
- USA-Mexico border
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Dermatology
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Pharmacology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases