[Smoking, obesity and education of Icelandic women by rural-urban residence].

Objective: To assess the prevalence of obesity and the association with smoking and education among young Icelandic women residing within and outside the capital area.

Materials And Methods: A self-administered questionnaire was sent to 28.000 Icelandic women, 18-45 years-old, in the period November 2004 to June 2005.

The efficacy of HPV 16/18 vaccines on sexually active 18-23 year old women and the impact of HPV vaccination on organized cervical cancer screening.

Objective: Evaluate the efficacy of catch-up HPV vaccination in sexually active young women and the potential impact of HPV vaccines on the practice of organized screening.

Sample: (1) Women enrolled in the Future II study and (2) from a separate population-based study in Iceland.

Methods: (1) Analysis of cytological and histological results and colposcopic examinations among 710 women, aged 18-23, with less than five sexual partners, irrespectively of baseline HPV status at enrolment.