title: Human Papillomavirus Prevalence Among 88 Male Virgins Residing in Brazil, Mexico, and the United States.
abstract: This study determined the prevalence and risk factors for genital human papillomavirus (HPV) detection among men who deny ever engaging in penetrative sex. A questionnaire was administered to 4123 men from a cohort study of HPV natural history. Genital exfoliated cells were collected and genotyped for 36 HPV types. Eighty-eight men were classified as virgins. Log-binomial regression models identified factors associated with genital HPV detection. The prevalence of any and high-risk HPV types among 88 male virgins was 25.0% and 18.2%, respectively. Age and smoking status were associated with HPV detection. Further studies are needed to better understand the risk for HPV infection among male virgins.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Sciences.
authors.forename: Zhiyue
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Sciences Center for Infectious Diseases.
authors.forename: Alan G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Nyitray
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Sciences Center for Infectious Diseases.
authors.forename: Lu-Yu
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.affiliation: Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
authors.forename: Michael D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Swartz
authors.affiliation: Center for Infection Research in Cancer, Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida.
authors.forename: Martha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abrahamsen
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública.
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lazcano-Ponce
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Cuernavaca, México.
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Salmerón
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública.
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Quiterio
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo Department of Radiology and Oncology, Centro de Investigação Translacional em Oncologia.
authors.forename: Luisa L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Villa
authors.affiliation: Center for Translational Investigation in Oncology, Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo, Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo.
authors.forename: Maria Luiza
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Baggio
authors.affiliation: Centro de Referência e Treinamento em Doenças Sexualmente Transmissíveis/AIDS, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Roberto J C
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.affiliation: Center for Infection Research in Cancer, Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida.
authors.forename: Anna R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Giuliano
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D027383:Papillomaviridae / Q000235:genetics*; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: human papillomavirus; male; prevalence; risk factors; virgins