Table 3

Incidence of HPV infection stratified by anatomical site among 966 uncircumcised men in Kisumu, Kenya

HPV typeIncident HPV infections in glans (n)IR (95%CI)*Incident HPV infections in shaft (n)IR (95% CI)*HR (95% CI)
Any HPV21544.4 (38.4 to 50.4)18421.6 (18.6 to 25.0)2.1 (1.7 to 2.4)
High-risk HPV17327.3 (23.4 to 31.7)12113.1 (10.9 to 15.6)2.1 (1.7 to 2.6)
Low-risk HPV16718.8 (16.0 to 21.9)817.8 (6.2 to 9.7)2.4 (1.9 to 3.1)
Multiple16421.6 (18.4 to 25.2)797.5 (6.0 to 9.4)2.9 (2.3 to 3.6)
HPV16888.6 (6.9 to 10.6)484.4 (3.2 to 5.8)2.0 (1.4 to 2.7)
HPV18353.1 (2.2 to 4.4)171.5 (0.9 to 2.4)2.1 (1.4 to 3.3)
  • *IR=incidence per 1000 person-months.

  • Infections with multiple HPV types were considered high-risk if one or more high-risk HPV types were detected: HPV16, 18, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 56, 58, 59, 66 and 68. All other multiple infections were considered low-risk if they did not include HPV-X.

  • HPV, human papillomavirus; IR, incidence rate.