| prevalence of cervical human papillomavirus (hpv) infection in vanuatu. | to provide information on human papillomavirus (hpv) prevalence and the distribution of individual hpv types in pacific islands, we conducted a population-based survey in vanuatu, south pacific. nine hundred and eighty-seven women between 18 and 64 years of age were included. gp5(+)/6(+)-mediated pcr assay was used for hpv testing. the prevalence of 44 hpv types was 28.4% corresponding to an age (world)-standardized prevalence of 25.0% [95% confidence interval (ci), 21.9%-28.0%]. the prevalence ... | 2012 | 22427345 |