Title |
A cross-sectional study to estimate high-risk human papillomavirus prevalence and type distribution in Italian women aged 18–26 years
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Published in |
BMC Infectious Diseases, February 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2334-13-74 |
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Authors |
Cristina Giambi, Serena Donati, Francesca Carozzi, Stefania Salmaso, Silvia Declich, Marta L Ciofi degli Atti, Guglielmo Ronco, Maria P Alibrandi, Silvia Brezzi, Natalina Collina, Daniela Franchi, Amedeo Lattanzi, Maria C Minna, Roberto Nannini, Elena Barretta, Elena Burroni, Anna Gillio-Tos, Vincenzo Macallini, Paola Pierotti, Antonino Bella |
Abstract |
Pre-vaccination information on HPV type-specific prevalence in target populations is essential for designing and monitoring immunization strategies for cervical cancer (CC) prevention. Data on HPV prevalence in Italy are available for women over the age of 24 years, target of the population-based CC screening programmes; while data of HPV prevalence in younger ages are very limited. The present study enrolled Italian women aged 18-26 years in order to assess the prevalence and distribution of high-risk (HR) HPV types. Risk-factors correlated with HR-HPV positivity were also described. |
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Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Canada | 1 | 5% |
Sweden | 1 | 5% |
United States | 1 | 5% |
Bahrain | 1 | 5% |
Unknown | 15 | 79% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 19 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United States | 2 | 2% |
Denmark | 1 | 1% |
Ecuador | 1 | 1% |
Unknown | 81 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Researcher | 13 | 15% |
Student > Master | 13 | 15% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 11% |
Student > Bachelor | 6 | 7% |
Other | 6 | 7% |
Other | 14 | 16% |
Unknown | 24 | 28% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 32 | 38% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 7 | 8% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 5% |
Social Sciences | 3 | 4% |
Computer Science | 2 | 2% |
Other | 11 | 13% |
Unknown | 26 | 31% |