The impact of sexual behavior on oral HPV infections in young unvaccinated adults

Objective Different authors hypothesized an important impact of sexual behavior on the prevalence of oral human papillomavirus (HPV) infections. In order to investigate this relationship more in detail and in contrast to most other studies, the present work focused on the population group with the h...

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Published in:Clinical oral investigations 2016-09, Vol.20 (7), p.1551-1557
Main Authors: Dalla Torre, D., Burtscher, D., Sölder, E., Widschwendter, A., Rasse, M., Puelacher, W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Alcohol Drinking - epidemiology
Dentistry
Female
Humans
Male
Medicine
Original Article
Papillomaviridae
Papillomavirus Infections - epidemiology
Papillomavirus Infections - transmission
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Sexual Behavior
Sexual Partners
Smoking - epidemiology
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Summary:Objective Different authors hypothesized an important impact of sexual behavior on the prevalence of oral human papillomavirus (HPV) infections. In order to investigate this relationship more in detail and in contrast to most other studies, the present work focused on the population group with the highest risk for sexually transmitted infections: young and sexual active adults. Materials and methods Three hundred and ten men and women aged 18–30 years could be recruited. After the completion of a risk-factor survey, brush smear samples for oral HPV detection were taken in every participant. Results In 18.1 %, oral HPV could be detected. Overall, smoking ( p  = 0.0074) and a high number of different sexual partners (vaginal: p  = 0.0001; oral: p  
ISSN:1432-6981
1436-3771
DOI:10.1007/s00784-015-1633-y