Houlihan, CF;
de Sanjosé, S;
Baisley, K;
Changalucha, J;
Ross, DA;
Kapiga, S;
Godinez, JM;
... Watson-Jones, D; + view all
(2014)
Prevalence of Human Papillomavirus in Adolescent Girls Before Reported Sexual Debut.
The Journal of Infectious Diseases
, 210
(6)
pp. 837-845.
10.1093/infdis/jiu202.
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Abstract
Background. Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines are recommended for girls prior to sexual debut because they are most effective if administered before girls acquire HPV. Little research has been done on HPV prevalence in girls who report not having passed sexual debut in high HPV-prevalence countries. Methods. Using attendance registers of randomly selected primary schools in the Mwanza region of Tanzania, we enrolled girls aged 15–16 years who reported not having passed sexual debut. A face-to-face interview on sexual behavior and intravaginal practices, and a nurse-assisted self-administered vaginal swab were performed. Swabs were tested for 13 high-risk and 24 low-risk HPV genotypes. Results. HPV was detected in 40/474 (8.4%; 95% confidence interval [CI], 5.9–11.0) girls. Ten different high-risk and 21 different low-risk genotypes were detected. High-risk genotypes were detected in 5.3% (95% CI, 3.5–7.8). In multivariable analysis, only intravaginal cleansing (practiced by 20.9%) was associated with HPV detection (adjusted odds ratio = 2.19, 95% CI, 1.09–4.39). Conclusion. This cohort of adolescent Tanzanian girls had a high HPV prevalence prior to self-reported sexual debut, and this was associated with intravaginal cleansing. This most likely reflects underreporting of sexual activity, and it is possible that intravaginal cleansing is a marker for unreported sexual debut or nonpenetrative sexual behaviors.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Prevalence of Human Papillomavirus in Adolescent Girls Before Reported Sexual Debut |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1093/infdis/jiu202 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiu202 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © The Author 2014. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
| Keywords: | human papillomavirus, prevalence, sexual debut, sub–Saharan Africa |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Infection and Immunity |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10067777 |
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