Global and regional estimates of genital human papillomavirus prevalence among men
Go to source) "This global study on the prevalence of genital HPV infection among men confirms how widespread HPV infection is. HPV infection with high-risk HPV types can cause genital warts and oral, penile and anal cancer in men," said Dr. Meg Doherty, Director of WHO's Global HIV, Hepatitis and Sexually Transmitted Infections Programmes.
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"We must continue to look for opportunities to prevent HPV infection and to reduce the incidence of HPV-related disease in both men and women," Doherty added. The study is based on a systematic review and meta-analysis assessed the prevalence of genital HPV infection in the general male population based on studies published between 1995 and 2022.
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Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, depending on the human papillomavirus that causes it, can result in common warts or can cause cervical cancer.
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The global pooled prevalence was 31 percent for any HPV and 21 percent for high-risk HPV. HPV-16 was the most prevalent HPV genotype (5 percent) followed by HPV-6 (4 percent). HPV prevalence was high in young adults, reaching a maximum between the age of 25 years and 29 years, and stabilized or slightly decreased thereafter. The majority of HPV infections in men and women are asymptomatic, but they can lead to long-term sequelae and mortality. Each year, more than 340,000 women die of cervical cancer. In men, HPV infection tends to manifest clinically as anogenital warts, which cause significant morbidity and increase HPV transmission rates.HPV infections are also associated with penile, anal and oropharyngeal cancers, which are commonly linked to HPV type 16. The International Agency for Research on Cancer estimated that there were about 69,400 cases of cancer in men caused by HPV in 2018.
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- Global and regional estimates of genital human papillomavirus prevalence among men - (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X23003054)
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