Open AccessHuman Papillomavirus Infections Among Couples in New Sexual Relationships
Author(s) -
Ann Burchell,
PierrePaul Tellier,
James A. Hanley,
François Coutlée,
Eduardo L. Franco
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.901
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1531-5487
pISSN - 1044-3983
DOI - 10.1097/ede.0b013e3181c1e70b
Subject(s) - concordance , human papillomavirus , medicine , sex organ , transmission (telecommunications) , confidence interval , demography , hpv infection , obstetrics , heterosexuality , gynecology , biology , homosexuality , psychology , cervical cancer , cancer , genetics , sociology , psychoanalysis , electrical engineering , engineering
No studies have examined human papillomavirus (HPV) infections among couples early in their sexual relationships when transmission is most likely. Our objective was to describe the distribution of HPV infections among recently formed couples, using the partnership as the unit of analysis.