Table 1

HPV16 seroprevalence at the first pregnancy, number of seroconversions, and attack rates in age stratified primiparous women resident in the Helsinki metropolitan area during 1983–9 (A) and 1990–6 (B)

Age group (years)No of womenNo (%) of seropositivesNo of seroconversionsAttack rate (%)
A
≤17 4613 (28.3) 39.1
18–1918652 (28.0)107.5
2115336 (23.5) 32.6
2318331 (16.9) 63.9
25 9218 (19.6)
30 9025 (27.8) 11.5
B
≤1713927 (19.4)1715.2
18–1919644 (22.5)106.6
2118845 (23.9) 32.1
2319149 (25.7) 10.7
25 9717 (17.5) 22.5
30 9530 (31.6) 11.5