Human papillomavirus risk factors
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Seyedmahdi Pahlavani, M.D. [2]
Overview
Risk Factors
The most potent risk factor in acquiring HPV skin infection is close contact,[1] while the most important risk factor for anogenital infection is sexual activity.[2]
Sexual transmission
Risk factors responsible for sexual transmission of HPV include:
- Number of sex partners
- Acqusition of new partner
- Having non monogamous sex partner
References
- ↑ Bennett, John (2015). Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's principles and practice of infectious diseases. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier/Saunders. ISBN 9781455748013.
- ↑ Ho GY, Bierman R, Beardsley L, Chang CJ, Burk RD (1998). "Natural history of cervicovaginal papillomavirus infection in young women". N. Engl. J. Med. 338 (7): 423–8. doi:10.1056/NEJM199802123380703. PMID 9459645.