HPV prevalence around the time of sexual debut in adolescent girls in Tanzania.

Kathy J BaisleyAura AndreasenJulia IraniSoori NnkoJohn ChangaluchaTania CrucittiSuzanna C FrancisChristian Holm HansenRichard J HayesAnne BuvéDeborah Watson-Jones

Published in: Sexually transmitted infections (2019)

HPV prevalence among adolescent girls around the time of sexual debut was high. However, prevalence of most vaccine genotypes was low, indicating that extending the age range of HPV vaccination in this region may be cost-effective.

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