Acculturation and HPV Infection Among Latinas in the United States

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• Personal Author:
  Coronado G ; Kepka D ; Rodriguez H ; Thompson B
• Description:
  Objective: To describe the relationship between acculturation and human papillomavirus (HPV) infection among diverse US Latinas, a group at high risk for cervical cancer. Methods: Using survey and medical testing data from the 2003-2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), we examined the relationship between acculturation level and HPV infection among diverse Latinas (n = 503) and Mexican American women (n = 442). Multivariable logistic regression was performed using infection with any type of HPV and with high-risk oncogenic genotypes as outcome variables. Results: More acculturated Mexican American women were more likely to be infected with high-risk HPV than less acculturated women. In multivariate analyses, Mexican Americans with higher levels of self-rated English language ability (2.48 OR, 95% CI: 1.42-4.33); with birth in the US (2.07 OR, 95% CI: 1.03-4.16); and with US born parents (2.98 OR, 95% CI: 1.45-3.72) were more likely to be infected with high-risk HPV genotypes. Mexican American women with higher levels of acculturation were more likely to test positive for other sexually transmitted infections. Conclusion: Higher acculturation levels related to more frequent infection with high-risk HPV genotypes and other STIs among US Mexican American women. This association may in part be due to engagement in sexual behaviors. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Behavior Healthcare Disparities Occupational Health Race Factors Safety Viral Diseases Women
• Keywords:
  Acculturation Author Keywords: HPV Cervical Cancer Health Disparities Racial Factors Sexually Transmitted Diseases STDs US Latinas Viral Infections
• ISSN:
  0091-7435
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 9 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  182-184
• Volume:
  51
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20056798
• Citation:
  Prev Med 2010 Aug; 51(2):182-184
• Contact Point Address:
  D. Kepka, Department of Health Services, University of Washington, Pre-Doctoral Fellow, Cancer Prevention Program, Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Mailstop M3-B232, 1100 Fairview Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
• Email:
  kepka@uw.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2010
• Performing Organization:
  University of Washington
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Preventive Medicine
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/214316/cdc_214316_DS1.pdf
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