Prevalence of urogenital tract infections with Ureaplasma urealyticum or HPV among men of reproductive age and the associated factors.
- Author:
Ying ZHOU
1
;
Jun-Qing WU
1
;
Lian-Fang DU
2
;
Qin YANG
3
;
Hui-Ping WANG
1
;
Nan JIANG
1
;
Meng-Hua JIN
1
;
Yu-Yan LI
1
Author Information
1. Department of Reproductive Epidemiology and Sociomedical Sciences / Key Laboratory of the National Health Commission for Family Planning Devices, Shanghai Institute of Planned Parenthood Research, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.
2. Department of Ultrasonic Medicine, Shanghai First People's Hospital, Shanghai 201620, China.
3. Department of Medical Laboratory, Health Service Center of Tianping Community, Shanghai 200031, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Ureaplasma urealyticum;
human papilloma virus;
prevalence;
risk factor;
urogenital tract infection;
men of reproductive age
- From:
National Journal of Andrology
2019;25(2):118-123
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the prevalence of urogenital tract infections with Ureaplasma urealyticum (UU) and human papilloma virus (HPV) in males of reproductive age and the associated factors.
METHODS:Using the multi-stage cluster sampling method and a structured questionnaire, we conducted an investigation among 18－50 years old males in Songjiang District, Shanghai, from August 2016 to July 2018. We collected secretory specimens from the urogenital tract of the subjects and detected the infections of UU and HPV by laboratory examination.
RESULTS:Among the 621 males included in this study, 279 (44.93%) were found infected with UU, 18 (2.90%) with HPV, and 15 (2.42%) with both UU and HPV. Univariate analysis showed that smokers had a higher rate of UU infection (50.54% ［140/277］) than non-smokers (40.41 ［139/344］), and those with senior high school or secondary technical school education had a higher rate of HPV infection (4.84% ［12/248］) than others (1.61% ［6/373］). Binary stepwise logistic regression analysis revealed a higher risk of UU infection in the subjects with junior high school or lower education than in others (OR = 0.61, 95% CI: 0.39－0.96) as well as in smokers than in non-smokers (OR = 1.46, 95% CI: 1.01－2.01).
CONCLUSIONS:The prevalence of UU infection is high, while that of HPV is low among men of reproductive age in Songjiang, Shanghai. The screening of UU infection should be enhanced among men of reproductive age, especially among smokers and those with lower education.
