Table 2 Prevalence of HPV infection by geographic location.
From: Comparisons of high-risk cervical HPV infections in Caribbean and US populations
Country | Test method | Age-adjusted prevalence any HPV (%), 95% CI | p-value, Country | p-value, Ethnic group | Age-Adjusted prevalence high-risk HPV (%), 95% CI | p-value, Country | p-value, Ethnic group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Caribbean | PCR | 47.1 (41.3–53.0) | ref |  | 27.4 (22.3–33.3) | ref |  |
   Jamaica |  | 80.5 (70.5–87.8) |  | ref | 52.7 (41.4–63.6) |  | ref |
   Tobago |  | 34.5 (28.3–41.2) |  | <0.0001 | 18.3 (13.5–24.2) |  | <0.0001 |
United States | PCR | 39.4 (28.2–51.8) | 0.281 |  | 25.3 (15.5–38.4) | 0.758 |  |
   US-Blacks |  | 91.8 (58.3–98.9) |  | 0.368 | 49.7 (21.4–78.2) |  | 0.867 |
   US-Whites |  | 29.0 (18.0–43.0) |  | <0.0001 | 20.2 (10.9–34.7) |  | 0.001 |
   US-Other |  | 22.9 (5.9–58.5) |  | 0.002 | 16.0 (2.3–61.0) |  | 0.111 |