Declining Prevalence of Cervicovaginal Human Papillomavirus Infection With Age Is Independent of Other Risk Factors
BURK R, KELLY P, FELDMAN J, BROMBERG J, VERMUND S, DEHOVITZ J, LANDESMAN S. Declining Prevalence of Cervicovaginal Human Papillomavirus Infection With Age Is Independent of Other Risk Factors. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 1996, 23: 333-341. PMID: 8836027, DOI: 10.1097/00007435-199607000-00013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrevalence of HPVHuman papillomavirus infectionHPV infectionPapillomavirus infectionRisk factorsCervicovaginal human papillomavirus infectionGenital HPV infectionCervical HPV infectionWomen 45 yearsFemale genital tractLogistic regression analysisYears of ageSexual behaviorInner-city womenAge-dependent declineHPV immunityHPV prevalenceCervical diseaseCervicovaginal cellsGenital tractLow prevalenceOlder womenSex partnersYounger ageBiologic effects