Almost a third of men worldwide have the HPV virus.
Le Monde demonstrates “that the prevalence of HPV is high in men over 15”.
Sexually active men, regardless of their age, constitute an important reservoir of genital HPV infection.
The Minister of Health, Alexandru Rafila presented the vaccination strategy in Romania, and one of the first general objectives is to increase knowledge and confidence in anti-HPV vaccination. Now, a new study published in the journal The Lancet Global Health shows that one in five men is a carrier of a form of the papillomavirus that can cause cancer.
The researchers responsible for the study carried out a meta-analysis aimed at “determining the prevalence of genital HPV infection in the general male population”, on 5,685 scientific publications published between January 1, 1995 and June 1, 2022. There are countries in the world such as Australia that vaccinate and men still have a bit and even eliminate the existence of the virus. Papilloma is sexually transmitted and infects the epidermis and mucous membranes.
Papillomavirus is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the world and can cause cervical cancer, but it is also the cause of a large proportion of anus and oropharyngeal cancers in both sexes. There are over 200 types of HPV and 14 of these are considered high risk. In men they induce genital warts and in women cervical cancer. 80% of people become infected at some point in their lives, either through direct contact with the skin or mucous membranes, or through sexual contact.
How is the virus prevented in our country and abroad?
Romania is in first place in terms of incidence and mortality associated with cervical cancer, at the level of European Union countries. The incidence of cervical cancer is 2.5 times higher and the mortality rate more than 4 times higher than the European Union average.
Globally, Australia has the best cervical cancer prevention program in the world. In 2007, Australia became the first country to launch a national HPV vaccination program, which is now considered the most successful in the world in preventing cervical cancer. In 2013, boys were also included in the HPV vaccination program. Integrating men into global HPV prevention strategies is important to reduce HPV-related morbidity and mortality in men and ultimately eliminate cervical cancer and other HPV-related diseases.
Rwanda is on track to become the first country in Africa, and possibly the world, to eliminate cervical cancer. India, at the end of 2022 launched its first vaccine against the human papillomavirus. While some countries such as Australia and Canada almost eliminated the disease, Romania faced prejudice and reluctance to vaccinate.
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