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Prevalence and sociodemographic correlates of anogenital Human Papillomavirus (HPV) carriage in a cross-sectional, multi-ethnic, community-based Asian male population.
| Title: | Prevalence and sociodemographic correlates of anogenital Human Papillomavirus (HPV) carriage in a cross-sectional, multi-ethnic, community-based Asian male population. |
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| Authors: | Su Pei Khoo, Mohd Khairul Anwar Shafii, Nirmala Bhoo-Pathy, Siew Hwei Yap, Shridevi Subramaniam, Nazrila Hairizan Nasir, Zhang Lin, Jerome Belinson, Pik Pin Goh, Xinfeng Qu, Patti Gravitt, Yin Ling Woo |
| Source: | PLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 1, p e0245731 (2021) |
| Publisher Information: | Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021. |
| Publication Year: | 2021 |
| Collection: | LCC:Medicine LCC:Science |
| Subject Terms: | Medicine, Science |
| More Details: | BackgroundAddressing the burden of HPV-associated diseases among men is increasingly becoming a public health issue. The main objective of this study was to determine HPV prevalence among a healthy community-based Malaysian men.MethodThis was a cross-sectional study that recruited 503 healthy males from 3 community-based clinics in Selangor, Malaysia. Genital and anal samples were collected from each participant for 14 high risk and 2 low risk HPV DNA detection and genotyping. All participants responded to a set of detailed sociodemographic and sexual behaviour questionnaire.ResultsThe median age at enrolment was 40 years old (IQR: 31-50). The anogenital HPV6/11 prevalence was 3.2% whereas high risk HPV prevalence was 27.1%. The genital HPV prevalence for HPV6/11 was 2.9% while high risk HPV was 18.8%. HPV6/11 prevalence in the anal canal was 1.6% and high risk HPV was 12.7%. HPV 18 was the most prevalent genotype detected in the anogenital area. There was a significant independent association between genital and anal HPV infections.ConclusionAnogenital HPV infection is common among Malaysian men. These findings emphasize the ubiquity of HPV infection and thus the value of population-wide access to HPV prevention. |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 1932-6203 |
| Relation: | https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203 |
| DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0245731 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/5e27e14f3d7e435095da960fe787a9ac |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.5e27e14f3d7e435095da960fe787a9ac |
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| ISSN: | 19326203 |
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| DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0245731 |
| Published in: | PLoS ONE |
| Language: | English |