Prevalence, Potential Predictors, and Genotype-Specific Prevalence of Human Papillomavirus Infection among Sexually Active Students in Japan.

We conducted a community-based study to evaluate genotype-specific prevalence of high-risk HPV (HR-HPV) and potential predictors of its presence in young, asymptomatic, female college students. Self-administered surveys and vaginal swabs for self collection were distributed to students of participat...

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Main Authors: Hirohisa Imai, Hiroyuki Nakao, Hisae Shinohara, Mutsuko Watarai, Noriko Matsumoto, Takuya Yamagishi, Masuko Saito, Tadaichi Kitamura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4503741?pdf=render