Route of sexual exposure is independently associated with seropositivity to HPV-16 and HPV-18 among clients of an STI clinic in the Netherlands

Marlies Heiligenberg, Catharina J. Alberts, Tim Waterboer, Arjen G. C. L. Speksnijder, Henry J. C. de Vries, Michael Pawlita, Maarten F. Schim van der Loeff

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Abstract

We investigated the route of sexual exposure as a determinant for human papillomavirus (HPV)-16 and HPV-18 seropositivity. At the Amsterdam sexually transmitted infections clinic we recruited 4 risk groups: (1) men who have sex with women only (MSW; n = 751); (2) women who have sex with men (WSM; n = 749); (3) men who have sex with men (MSM) reporting insertive anal sex only (insMSM; n = 156); and (4) MSM reporting receptive anal sex (recMSM; n = 415). In multivariable analyses, HPV-16 seropositivity was significantly more common in WSM vs MSW, recMSM vs MSW, and recMSM vs insMSM. HPV-18 results were similar. Route of sexual exposure is independently associated with HPV seropositivity
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1081-1085
JournalJournal of infectious diseases
Volume208
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013

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