Human papillomavirus prevalence among indigenous and non-indigenous Australian women prior to a national HPV vaccination program

BMC Medicine

Research Article

John R Condon¹  Peter B McIntyre²  David W Smith³  Matthew P Stevens⁴  Suzanne M Garland⁵  Sepehr N Tabrizi⁵  Julia ML Brotherton⁶ 

[1] Menzies School of Health Research, Box 41096, 0811, Casuarina, Northern Territory, Australia;National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance, University of Sydney and The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Locked Bag 4001, 2145, Westmead, NSW, Australia;PathWest Laboratory Medicine WA, Locked Bag 2009, 6909, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia;Regional World Health Organisation Human Papillomavirus Laboratory Network, Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, The Royal Women's Hospital, Locked Bag 300, 3052, Parkville, Victoria, Australia;Regional World Health Organisation Human Papillomavirus Laboratory Network, Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, The Royal Women's Hospital, Locked Bag 300, 3052, Parkville, Victoria, Australia;Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, 3052, Parkville, Victoria, Australia;Department of Microbiology, Royal Children's Hospital, Locked Bag 300, 3052, Parkville, Victoria, Australia;Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, 3052, Parkville, Victoria, Australia;Regional World Health Organisation Human Papillomavirus Laboratory Network, Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, The Royal Women's Hospital, Locked Bag 300, 3052, Parkville, Victoria, Australia;National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance, University of Sydney and The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Locked Bag 4001, 2145, Westmead, NSW, Australia;Registries, Victorian Cytology Service, PO Box 310, 8002, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia;

关键词: Human Papilloma Virus;    Human Papilloma Virus Infection;    Indigenous Woman;    Human Papilloma Virus Vaccine;    Human Papilloma Virus Type;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1741-7015-9-104

 received in 2011-03-29, accepted in 2011-09-13,  发布年份 2011

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundIndigenous women in Australia have a disproportionate burden of cervical cancer despite a national cervical screening program. Prior to introduction of a national human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination program, we determined HPV genotype prevalence by Indigenous status and residence in remote areas.MethodsWe recruited women aged 17 to 40 years presenting to community-based primary health services for routine Pap screening across Australia. A liquid-based cytology (LBC) cervical specimen was tested for HPV DNA using the AMPLICOR HPV-DNA test and a PGMY09/11-based HPV consensus PCR; positive specimens were typed by reverse hybridization. We calculated age-adjusted prevalence by weighting to relevant population data, and determined predictors of HPV-DNA positivity by age, Indigenous status and area of residence using logistic regression.ResultsOf 2152 women (655 Indigenous), prevalence of the high-risk HPV genotypes was similar for Indigenous and non-Indigenous women (HPV 16 was 9.4% and 10.5%, respectively; HPV 18 was 4.1% and 3.8%, respectively), and did not differ by age group. In younger age groups, the prevalence of other genotypes also did not differ, but in those aged 31 to 40 years, HPV prevalence was higher for Indigenous women (35% versus 22.5%; P < 0.001), specifically HPV clades α5 (OR = 2.1, 95% CI 1.1 to 4.3) and α7, excluding type 18 (OR 1.9, 95% CI 1.1 to 3.3). In multivariate analysis, detection of any HPV genotype was strongly associated with smoking and Pap-test abnormalities, with both risk factors more common among Indigenous women.ConclusionAlthough we found no difference in the prevalence of HPV16/18 among Australian women by Indigenous status or, for Indigenous women, residence in remote regions, differences were found in the prevalence of risk factors and some other HPV genotypes. This reinforces the importance of cervical screening as a complement to vaccination for all women, and the value of baseline data on HPV genotype prevalence by Indigenous status and residence for the monitoring of vaccine impact.

【 授权许可】

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© Garland et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2011