Prevalence of and risk factors for anal human papillomavirus infection in heterosexual men. J Infect Dis 2008 Jun 15;197(12):1676-84
Date
04/23/2008Pubmed ID
18426367DOI
10.1086/588145Scopus ID
2-s2.0-46349084313 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 89 CitationsAbstract
In US men, the incidence of anal cancer, the primary cause of which is human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, has increased almost 3-fold in 3 decades; however, little is known about the epidemiology of anal HPV infection, especially in heterosexual men. In 2 US cities, behavioral data and anal biological specimens were collected from 253 men who acknowledged having engaged in sexual intercourse with a woman during the preceding year. On the basis of DNA analysis, overall prevalence of anal HPV infection was found to be 24.8% in 222 men who acknowledged having had no prior sexual intercourse with men. Of the men with anal HPV infection, 33.3% had an oncogenic HPV type. Risk factors independently associated with anal HPV were lifetime number of female sex partners and frequency of sex with females during the preceding month. These results suggest that anal HPV infection may be common in heterosexual men.
Author List
Nyitray A, Nielson CM, Harris RB, Flores R, Abrahamsen M, Dunne EF, Giuliano ARAuthor
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
Anus Diseases
Condylomata Acuminata
Cross-Sectional Studies
Data Collection
Heterosexuality
Humans
Male
Odds Ratio
Papillomavirus Infections
Prevalence
Risk Factors
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