BACKGROUND: The epidemiology of penile human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is not well understood. Our objective was to determine the prevalence of penile HPV infection in the United States. METHODS: We analyzed a nationally representative sample of civilian noninstitutionalized US men from the National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey (NHANES) 2013-2014. Penile swab samples were collected from men aged 18-59 years. For detection of HPV types, a Roche Linear Array test was performed. We used NHANES sampling weights to estimate the population prevalence of penile HPV infection. RESULTS: The overall prevalence of any HPV infection was 45.2% (95% confidence interval [CI], 41.3%-49.3%). The prevalence of any high-risk HPV types and low-risk HPV types (mutually exclusive of high-risk HPV) was 30.5% (95% CI, 28.0%-33.0%) and 14.8% (95% CI, 12.7%-17.2%), respectively. Overall HPV prevalence increased with increasing age: the prevalence was lowest among 18- to 24-year-old men (33.8%) and highest among 55- to 59-year-old men (53.4%). HPV types 16 and 18 were detected in 4.3% (95% CI, 3.2%-5.7%) and 1.7% (95% CI, 1.1%-2.6%) of men, respectively. The prevalence of any HPV infection was almost 80% among men who reported having ≥16 lifetime sexual partners and using condoms intermittently. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings indicate that penile HPV is common among men in the United States. Almost one-third of all men are infected with high-risk HPV. Prevalence of penile HPV infection increases with increasing age.
BACKGROUND: The epidemiology of penile human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is not well understood. Our objective was to determine the prevalence of penile HPV infection in the United States. METHODS: We analyzed a nationally representative sample of civilian noninstitutionalized US men from the National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey (NHANES) 2013-2014. Penile swab samples were collected from men aged 18-59 years. For detection of HPV types, a Roche Linear Array test was performed. We used NHANES sampling weights to estimate the population prevalence of penile HPV infection. RESULTS: The overall prevalence of any HPV infection was 45.2% (95% confidence interval [CI], 41.3%-49.3%). The prevalence of any high-risk HPV types and low-risk HPV types (mutually exclusive of high-risk HPV) was 30.5% (95% CI, 28.0%-33.0%) and 14.8% (95% CI, 12.7%-17.2%), respectively. Overall HPV prevalence increased with increasing age: the prevalence was lowest among 18- to 24-year-old men (33.8%) and highest among 55- to 59-year-old men (53.4%). HPV types 16 and 18 were detected in 4.3% (95% CI, 3.2%-5.7%) and 1.7% (95% CI, 1.1%-2.6%) of men, respectively. The prevalence of any HPV infection was almost 80% among men who reported having ≥16 lifetime sexual partners and using condoms intermittently. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings indicate that penile HPV is common among men in the United States. Almost one-third of all men are infected with high-risk HPV. Prevalence of penile HPV infection increases with increasing age.
Authors: Rama R Damerla; Nancy Y Lee; Daoqui You; Rekha Soni; Rachna Shah; Marsha Reyngold; Nora Katabi; Vanessa Wu; Sean M McBride; Chiaojung Jillian Tsai; Nadeem Riaz; Simon N Powell; N Esther Babady; Agnes Viale; Daniel S Higginson Journal: JCO Precis Oncol Date: 2019-04-03
Authors: Ward P H Van Bilsen; Alexandra Kovaleva; Maaike C G Bleeker; Audrey J King; Sylvia M Bruisten; Wilma Brokking; Henry J C De Vries; Chris J L M Meijer; Maarten F Schim Van Der Loeff Journal: Papillomavirus Res Date: 2019-06-18
Authors: Paul L Reiter; Amy L Gower; Dale E Kiss; Molly A Malone; Mira L Katz; Jose A Bauermeister; Abigail B Shoben; Electra D Paskett; Annie-Laurie McRee Journal: JMIR Res Protoc Date: 2020-02-24
Authors: Ryan Suk; Parag Mahale; Kalyani Sonawane; Andrew G Sikora; Jagpreet Chhatwal; Kathleen M Schmeler; Keith Sigel; Scott B Cantor; Elizabeth Y Chiao; Ashish A Deshmukh Journal: JAMA Netw Open Date: 2018-09-07