Oral human papillomavirus (HPV) prevalence in youth and cervical HPV prevalence in women attending a youth clinic in Sweden, a follow up-study 2013–2014 after gradual introduction of public HPV vaccination. Issue 1 (January 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Grün, Nathalie; Ährlund-Richter, Andreas; Franzén, Joar; Mirzaie, Leila; Marions, Lena; Ramqvist, Torbjörn; Dalianis, Tina
• Is Part Of: Infectious diseases. Volume 47:Issue 1(2015:Jan.)
• Page Start: 57
• Page End: 61
• Publication Date: 2015-01
• Subjects: HPV -- oral HPV infection -- cervical HPV infection -- HPV in youth -- HPV vaccination; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; Communicable Diseases -- Periodicals; Communicable diseases; Periodicals; 616.9
• DOI: 10.3109/00365548.2014.964764
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2374-4235

Abstract

Abstract: During 2009–2011, we reported that the oral and cervical prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) was high by international standards at 9.3% and 74%, respectively, in youth aged 15–23 years attending a youth clinic in Stockholm. After gradual introduction of public HPV vaccination during 2007–2012, between 2013 and 2014, when 73% of the women were HPV-vaccinated, but not necessarily before their sexual debut, oral HPV prevalence had dropped to 1.4% as compared with 9.3% in 2009–2011 ( p < 0.00001). Cervical HPV prevalence was high and common cervical high-risk types were HPV51, 56, 59, 73, 16, 39, 52, and 53. However, it was shown that HPV16, 31, and 70 were significantly less common among HPV-vaccinated women than among those who had not received the vaccine.