Incidence, persistence and clearance of cervical human papillomavirus among women in Guangdong, China 2007–2018: A retrospective cohort study

Abstract

HPV52, 58, 68, and 39 were the more likely to cause incident and persistent infection, and less likely to be cleared among women in Guangdong. HPV incidence and persistent infection were higher among women aged both younger and older women compared to middle aged women. HPV retesting period may impact the detection of HPV incidence, persistence and clearance.