Sexual Behavior and Partner Characteristics Are the Predominant Risk Factors for Genital Human Papillomavirus Infection in Young Women

Risk factors for cervicovaginal human papillomavirus (HPV) infection were investigated in 604 college women. HPV was detected in 168 (27.8%) ofthe subjects by L1 consensus primer polymerase chain reaction, Southern blot hybridization, or both. Significant independent risk factors for HPV (P < .05...

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Published in:The Journal of infectious diseases 1996-10, Vol.174 (4), p.679-689
Main Authors: Burk, Robert D., Ho, Gloria Y. F., Beardsley, Leah, Lempa, Michele, Peters, Michael, Bierman, Robert
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Alcohols
Biological and medical sciences
Ethnicity
Female
General aspects
Genital Diseases, Female - etiology
Genitalia
Hispanics
Human infectious diseases. Experimental studies and models
human papillomavirus
Human sexual behavior
Humans
Infections
Infectious diseases
Major Article
Male
Mating behavior
Medical sciences
Papillomaviridae
Papillomavirus infections
Papillomavirus Infections - etiology
Polymerase chain reaction
Predisposing factors
Regression Analysis
Risk Factors
Sexual Behavior
Tumor Virus Infections - etiology
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Summary:Risk factors for cervicovaginal human papillomavirus (HPV) infection were investigated in 604 college women. HPV was detected in 168 (27.8%) ofthe subjects by L1 consensus primer polymerase chain reaction, Southern blot hybridization, or both. Significant independent risk factors for HPV (P < .05) included age (odds ratios [DRs]: 2.6 for 21-23 years old and 1.6 for >23, vs. ⩽0;20), ethnicity (DRs: 3.2 for black, 2.2 for Hispanic, vs. white/other), number of lifetime male vaginal sex partners (DRs: 4.5 for 2, 5.8 for 3 or 4, 10.3 for ⩾5, vs. 1), living with smokers (OR: 1.9), male partner's number of lifetime sex partners (DRs: 2.1 for 2 or 3, 3.1 for 4-10, 2.7 for ⩽11, vs. 1), duration of sexual relationship for > 12 months (OR: 0.6), and male partner currently in college (OR: 0.6). These data demonstrate that the predominant risk factors for genital HPV infection in young women are related not only to their own sexual behaviors but also to those of their male partners.
ISSN:0022-1899
1537-6613
DOI:10.1093/infdis/174.4.679