The study aimed to assess the prevalence of various HPV genotypes in north Taiwan to help inform cervical cancer prevention strategies.
Researchers collected Pap smears from over 10,500 women and identified HPV in 15%, with 48 different genotypes detected, including a notable presence of high-risk HPV strains, particularly HPV 52.
The findings indicated that younger women had a higher rate of HR-HPV infections, suggesting that public health initiatives, including vaccination strategies, should reflect the diverse prevalence of these genotypes among different age groups.