Risk factors for high-risk and multi-type Human Papillomavirus infections among women in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: a cross-sectional study. BMC Womens Health 2015;15:16
Date
03/19/2015Pubmed ID
25783645Pubmed Central ID
PMC4339249DOI
10.1186/s12905-015-0172-7Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84927711896 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 24 CitationsAbstract
BACKGROUND: Concurrent infection with multiple types of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is associated with an increased risk of cervical cancer; yet, little is known about risk factors for concurrent HPV infection in Vietnam. This study investigated the prevalence of and risk factors for high-risk-type HPV and multi-type HPV infections among women in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
METHODS: Data were collected from a population-based survey of 1,550 women (mean age = 42.4; SD = 9.5), using a multi-stage sampling process. Socio-demographic and behavioral variables were obtained by self-report. HPV genotypes in cervical specimens were identified using PCR protocols.
RESULTS: The prevalence of any high-risk HPV infection was 9.0%, and of multi-type HPV infection was 1.9%. In the HPV+ subsample, the percentage of high-risk HPV was 84% and of multi-type HPV was 20%. All multi-type HPV infections were high-risk-type. Lifetime smoking and older age of first sex were significantly associated with any high-risk and multi-type HPV infections. Regular condom use was inversely associated with high-risk and multi-type HPV infection.
CONCLUSIONS: Risk factors for high-risk and multi-type HPV infections were similar. Further research and intervention are needed to reduce HPV infections in order to prevent HPV-related cancers.
Author List
Tran LT, Tran LT, Bui TC, Le DT, Nyitray AG, Markham CM, Swartz MD, Vu-Tran CB, Hwang LYAuthor
Alan Nyitray PhD Associate Professor in the Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdolescentAdult
Age Factors
Aged
Coinfection
Condoms
Cross-Sectional Studies
DNA, Viral
Female
Genotype
Humans
Middle Aged
Papillomaviridae
Papillomavirus Infections
Risk Factors
Sexual Behavior
Smoking
Vietnam
Young Adult