Table 2

Type-specific prevalence of the HPV types included in the nine-valent HPV vaccine among men in sub-Saharan Africa*

AuthorsNNumber of HPV-positive (any HPV)Number of HPV-positive (HR HPV)Low-risk HPV typesHigh-risk HPV types
HPV6HPV11HPV16HPV18HPV31HPV33HPV45HPV52HPV58
n(%)n(%)n(%)n(%)n(%)n(%)n(%)n(%)n(%)
Ng'ayo et al19250144106Among all24(9.6)2(0.8)31(12.4)17(6.8)13(5.2)3(1.2)7(2.8)24(9.6)15(6.0)
Among HPV-positive24(16.7)2(1.4)31(21.5)17(11.8)13(9.0)3(2.1)7(4.9)24(16.7)15(10.4)
Auvert et al261683321291Among all183(10.9)12(0.7)59(3.5)52(3.1)37(2.2)24(1.4)35(2.1)42(2.5)34(2.0)
Among HPV-positive183(57.0)12(3.7)59(18.4)52(16.2)37(11.6)24(7.5)35(10.9)42(13.1)34(10.6)
Mbulawa et al13471273NAAmong all24(5.1)9(1.9)37(7.9)20(4.2)12(2.5)8(1.7)33(7.0)24(5.1)24(5.1)
Among HPV-positive24(8.8)9(3.3)37(13.6)20(7.3)12(4.4)8(2.9)33(12.1)24(8.8)24(8.8)
Smith et al1227051382NAAmong allNANANANA265(9.8)116(4.3)108(4.0)NANANANA127(4.7)NANA
Among HPV-positiveNANANANA265(19.2)116(8.4)108(7.8)NANANANA127(9.2)NANA
Firnhaber et al21737362Among all31(42.5)24(32.9)20(27.4)11(15.1)5(6.8)4(5.5)12(16.4)14(19.2)13(17.8)
Among HPV-positive31(42.5)24(32.9)20(27.4)11(15.1)5(6.8)4(5.5)12(16.4)14(19.2)13(17.8)
Vardas et al25518NANAAmong all29(5.6)5(1.0)23(4.4)23(4.4)7(1.4)8(1.6)15(2.9)27(5.2)18(3.5)
Among HPV-positiveNANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANA
Veldhuijzen et al22166NA44Among allNANANANA7(4.2)9(5.4)2(1.2)4(2.4)5(3.0)4(2.4)6(3.6)
Among HPV-positiveNANANANA7(15.9)9(20.5)2(4.5)4(9.1)5(11.4)4(9.1)6(13.6)
Olesen et al23§1813317257Among all47(2.6)36(2.0)47(2.6)45(2.5)14(0.8)5(0.3)11(0.6)105(5.8)9(0.5)
Among HPV-positive47(14.8)36(11.4)47(14.8)45(14.2)14(4.4)5(1.6)11(3.5)105(33.1)9(2.8)
Tobian et al241399978690Among all123(8.8)144(10.3)160(11.4)94(6.7)81(5.8)72(5.1)107(7.6)93(6.6)132(9.4)
Among HPV-positive123(12.6)144(14.7)160(16.4)94(9.6)81(8.2)72(7.4)107(10.9)93(9.5)132(13.5)
Vogt et al18342010Among allNANANANA4(11.8)NANANANANANANANANANANANA
Among HPV-positiveNANANANA4(20.0)NANANANANANANANANANANANA
  • *For each study, numbers in bold identify the most frequent HPV type (LR HPV types) or the two most frequent HPV types (HR HPV types).

  • †For HPV31 N=513, for HPV33 and HPV58 N=515, for HPV45 N=514, and for HPV52 N=516.

  • ‡Type-specific prevalence among HR HPV-positive men.

  • §Number of HPV-positive with a result from the LiPA test (n=317 for any HPV and n=257 for HR HPV).

  • HPV, human papillomavirus; HR, high-risk; LR, low-risk; NA, not available.