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PREVALENCE OF HPV IN TEENAGE HETEROSEXUAL MALES AFTER THE INTRODUCTION OF THE GENDER-NEUTRAL VACCINATION PROGRAM IN AUSTRALIA
Eric Chow, Sepehr Tabrizi, Christopher Fairley, Rebecca Wigan, David Regan, Jane Hocking, Suzanne Garland, Julia Brotherton, Catriona Bradshaw, Alyssa Cornall, Anna McNulty, Steph Atchison, Dorothy Machalek, Louise Owen, Lewis Marshall, Darren Russell, Marcus Chen
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS | BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP | Published : 2019
Abstract
Australia introduced a school-based human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination program for females aged 12–13 years in 2007, with a three-year catch-up to age 26; and for boys aged 12–13 from 2013, with a two-year catch-up to age 15. This study aimed to compare the prevalence of penile HPV between teenage heterosexual males in cohorts eligible or non-eligible for the school-based male vaccination program. Between 2014 and 2017, sexually active heterosexual males aged 17–19 were recruited from sexual health centres and community sources across Australia. Males provided a self-collected penile swab for HPV genotypes (Roche Linear Array) and completed a questionnaire. HPV prevalence was compared be..
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