Determinants of human papillomavirus infection among Inuit women of northern Quebec, Canada.
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.
Hamlin-Douglas
Lauren Kay
LK
Departments of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, QC.
Coutlée
François
F
Roger
Michel
M
Hanley
James
J
Franco
Eduardo L
EL
Brassard
Paul
P
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