Analysis of cervical human papillomavirus infection in 2300 women in Urumqi, China

Abstract This study is to investigate the cervical human papillomavirus (HPV) infection rate in women of Urumqi, China. The epidemiological questionnaire survey was used to study 2300 women in Urumqi with a prospective research method. The second-generation hybrid capture assay, cervical liquid-based cytology test, colposcopy, and cervical biopsy were used to screen CC. In 2300 cases, HPV was detected in 385 cases with infection rate of 16.74%. The infection rates of Uygur and Han women were 20.08% and 13.39%, respectively, with significant differences (P <.05). Among all age groups, the infection rate was highest in the age group of 20 to 25 years (with infection rate of 22.22%), followed by the age group of 45 to 49 years (with infection rate of 18.78%). In 8 districts, the highest positive rate was in Saybagh District with infection rate of 24.79%, followed by Urumqi County with infection rate of 19.05%, and the lowest was in Toutunhe District with infection rate of 10.86%. There was no significant difference in HPV infection among all age groups or among 8 districts of Urumqi. HPV infection rates were 10.48%, 84.52%, 92.94%, 100% in chronic cervicitis, low grade and high-grade intraepithelial neoplasia and CC group, respectively. The difference was statistically significant (P <.05). The HPV infection rate of Uygur is higher than that in Han ethnic in Urumqi. The infection rate of HPV increases with the severity of cervical lesions.