title: Determinants of human papillomavirus infection among Inuit women of northern Quebec, Canada.
abstract: We investigated risk factors for prevalent high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) in Inuit women from Quebec. Younger age and having 10 or more lifetime sexual partners were associated with HR-HPV. Findings suggest that for older women, markers of recent sexual activity are more predictive of HR-HPV status than markers of lifetime sexual history.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, QC.
authors.forename: Lauren Kay
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Hamlin-Douglas
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Coutlée
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Roger
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hanley
authors.forename: Eduardo L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Franco
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brassard
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D052685:Alphapapillomavirus / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D004930:Inuit; D008875:Middle Aged; D027383:Papillomaviridae / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D011792:Quebec / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012747:Sexual Partners; D014412:Tumor Virus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014626:Vaginal Smears; D016387:Women's Health; D055815:Young Adult; D002578:Uterine Cervical Dysplasia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology