Sex differences in the prevalence of high-risk oral and anal human papillomavirus infections among heterosexually active populations in Ibadan, Nigeria
Oral hrHPV, anal hrHPV, and hrHPV at both sites were more prevalent in females than in males in the heterosexually active population. These findings highlight the importance of developing targeted HPV prevention strategies that account for sex-specific risk factors and the potential biological underpinnings contributing to these disparities.
Authors
- Lifang Hou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4877-0031)
- Adekunle Daniel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7591-0875)
- Joshua Odunayo Akinyemi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0675-2110)
- Robert L. Murphy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3936-2052)
- Yinan Zheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2006-7320)
- Miguel Ángel Pavón (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3677-5329)
- Suzanna C. Francis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3724-4813)
- Imran Oludare Morhason-Bello (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7448-4824)
- Isaac F. Adewole (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5341-2514)
- Yusuf Bello (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3284-3232)
- Adeola Fowotade (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0224-7600)
- Deborah Oke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3683-2939)
- Akinyele Olumuyiwa Adisa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4615-2264)
- Deborah Watson‐Jones
Institutions
- Northwestern University (US)
- University of Ibadan (NG)
- King Abdulaziz University (SA)
- Institut d'Investigació Biomédica de Bellvitge (ES)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Mwanza Intervention Trials Unit (TZ)
- Northwestern Medicine (US)
- National Institute for Medical Research (TZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Reproductive Health
- Published
- 2025-08-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/frph.2025.1570984
- Primary Topic
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine