Smoking behavior and its determinants among women in Concordia, Argentina.

This study assessed smoking, sexual, and reproductive behaviors as determinants of smoking behavior in women from Concordia, Province of Entre Ríos, Argentina, a population with a low incidence of lung cancer and a high incidence of cervical cancer. Interviewers administered structured, close-ended questionnaires to 1,028 women, aged at least 15 years, living in a random sample of households. We calculated the prevalence of smoking-related variables by age group and used a multivariate logistic regression model to identify various behavioral determinants of smoking.

Prevalence of human papillomavirus infection among women in Concordia, Argentina: a population-based study.

Background: Preparing for HPV vaccine programs, studies are needed of HPV infection in different populations.

Goal: The goal was to evaluate HPV prevalence and determinants in Concordia, Argentina.

Study Design: A stratified random sample of 1786 households was obtained.

Past, present, and future of HPV research: highlights from the 19th International Papillomavirus Conference-HPV2001.

This manuscript summarizes the papers presented at the 19th International Papillomavirus Conference, held in Florianopolis, Brazil, September 1-7, 2001, divided in four main areas: Clinical diagnosis and screening, Epidemiology, Biology and Immunology. It provides an overview of what we know about the biology and life cycle of these viruses, their interaction with human and animal hosts, and the diseases that they cause. Highlights derive from the analysis of more than 500 papers presented at the Conference.