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Table 4 Studies describing HPV and high-risk type-specific prevalence from different countries

From: Population-based type-specific prevalence of high-risk human papillomavirus infection in Estonia

Country

Study design

Test method

HPV prevalence

Comment

Cervical cancer incidence rate per 100 000 [17]a

Denmark

Kjær SK, 2008 [20]

Population-based and opportunistic screening N = 11617

aged 15-93 years

Hybrid capture 2 testing

Any - 26.4%

High risk - 23%

HPV peak prevalence at the age 20-24 (50.2%)

Most prevalent high risk HPV 16 (6.0% of all women)

12.6

United Kingdom

Sargent A, 2008 [23]

Routine screening program,

N = 24510

aged 20-64 years

Hybrid capture 2 testing

High risk

All ages - 10.6%

20-29 y - 27.3%

30-39 y - 10.3%

40-49 y - 4.2%

50-64 y - 2.5%

Most prevalent high risk HPV 16, 18, 31, 51, 52

8.3

Finland

Leinonen M, 2008 [19]

Population based screening,

N = 16895

aged 25-65 years

Hybrid capture 2 testing

High risk - 7.5%

High risk HPV peak prevalence at the age 25-29 (24.1%)

4.3

Netherlands

Coupe VMH, 2008 [22]

RC population based screening trial

N = 45362

Aged 18-65

GP5+/6+-PCR EIA

High risk - 5.6%

High risk peak prevalence at the age 18-24 (21.2%)

Most prevalent high risk HPV 16, 31,18

7.3

Norway

Skjeldestad FE 2008 [21]

N = 898

Aged 16-24 (healthy, non-pregnant, sexually experienced)

PCR

HPV 6,11,16,18 - 26%

HPV 16, 18 - 20.8%

HPV 6, 11 - 9.6%

HPV 16 prevalence 16.3%

HPV 18 prevalence

7.3%

10.4

USA

Dunne EF, 2007 [4]

Probability sampling, nationally

representative sample (NHANES 2003-4)

N = 1921

Aged 14-59

PCR

Any - 26.8%

High risk - 15.2%

Low risk - 17.8%

HPV peak prevalence at the age 20 to 24 (44.8%)

Most prevalent high risk HPV 53, 52, 59

Most prevalent low risk HPV 62, 84, 89

7.7

Latvia

Silins I, 2004 [35]

Healthy controls from population registry

N = 239

aged 18-89

(cervical cancer risk factor study)

PCR

High risk - 8% (HPV 16 and 18 only)

 

12.9

Russia

Aleksandrova YN, 2000 [36]

Attendants of gynecological clinics

N = 309

reproductive age; lacking the clinical or morphological symptoms of

HPV-related diseases

PCR

Any - 29%

HPV were overrepresented among women

reporting excessive number of contraceptive abortions

11.9

Three NIS of former Soviet Union

Kulmala SM, 2007 [30]

Consecutive out-patient clinic attendees

N = 3187

(STI clinics n = 722, gynecological patients n = 761, cervical cancer screening n = 1,692)

Hybrid capture 2 testing

High risk - 31.2%

* STI clinic - 40.8%,

* gynecological patients - 30.9%,

* screening - 27.2%

Most prevalent high risk HPV 16, 31, 33

NA

Russia

Kulmala SM, 2007 [30]

Consecutive out-patient clinic attendees

N = 1967

Hybrid capture 2 testing

High risk - 33.4%,

Most prevalent high risk HPV 16, 31,33

11.9

Belarus

Kulmala SM, 2007 [30]

Consecutive out-patient clinic attendees

N = 568

Hybrid capture 2 testing

High risk - 27.5%,

Most prevalent high risk HPV 16, 33, 31

13.1

Latvia

Kulmala SM, 2007 [30]

Consecutive out-patient clinic attendees

N = 442

Hybrid capture 2 testing

High risk - 26.2%

Most prevalent high risk HPV 16, 33, 39

12.9

  1. aAge-standardized rate