Prevalence of the human papillomavirus in an inner-city indigent population with previously normal Pap tests.
Publication/Presentation Date
10-1-2008
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) in our inner-city indigent population (clinic population) of women with previously normal Pap tests and to identify any associated risk factors.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: A prospective cohort of 187 women between the ages of 15 and 49 years, with previously normal Pap tests, was recruited from a university affiliated outpatient clinic. A demographic questionnaire of social and sexual history was elicited, and ThinPrep cytology (Cytyc, Marlborough, MA) and HPV Digene Hybrid Capture II results (Digine, Gaithersburg, MD) were obtained.
RESULTS: The prevalence of HPV in our primarily Hispanic clinic population was 21%. The mean age of women with HPV was 28.9 years and those without were 32.1 years (p
CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of HPV in an inner-city indigent population, despite previously normal cytology, was consistent with earlier reported rates of HPV. Our data suggest that younger, nulliparous women have a high prevalence of HPV.
Volume
12
Issue
4
First Page
287
Last Page
292
ISSN
1526-0976
Published In/Presented At
Werden, J., Schnatz, P. F., Mandavilli, S., Allen, G., Murphy, J. L., Greene, J. F., Egan, J. F., & Sorosky, J. I. (2008). Prevalence of the human papillomavirus in an inner-city indigent population with previously normal Pap tests. Journal of lower genital tract disease, 12(4), 287–292. https://doi.org/10.1097/LGT.0b013e31817e307b
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
18820543
Department(s)
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Document Type
Article