Prevalence and genotypes of human papillomavirus among men in Yunnan province, China

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Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections. Persistent infection is associated with the development of cervical cancer. Men could serve as a medium for HPV transmission among women, and little is known about the prevalence and genotypes of HPV infection among men in Yunnan province. This study is designed for investigating these parameters among men in this region. Clinical information was collected from January 2015 to May 2020, and a total of 369 men who sought to get tested for HPV were included in this study. HPV screening was performed using the HPV GenoArray Test Kit and the anatomical site of sample collection is urethra. The mean age was 36.15 ± 9.08 years. Our results revealed that the prevalence of HPV infection among men was 23.8% in Yunnan Province, and there was no association between age and HPV prevalence in men. There were 72 (81.81%) individuals positive for a single HPV type and 16 (18.19%) positive for multiple types. The highest prevalent oncogenic HPV types were types 52, 51, and 16. The prevalence of HPV in men was relatively high, and the most prevalent types of HPV infection were similar between men and women from this region.