Cervical human papillomavirus among women in Guangdong, China 2008‐2017: Implication for screening and vaccination

Our study aimed to analyze genotype‐specific, age‐specific prevalence, and year‐on‐year trend of cervical human papillomavirus (HPV) detection among women in Guangdong, China 2008 to 2017. A total of 199 963 women attending the gynecological department and 11 999 women attending the medical examination center at Guangdong Women and Children Hospital were included. Prevalent HPV detection significantly differed between these two groups of women (20.16% vs 17.25%; P 54 years old group both showed an upward trend during 2008‐2017, which can provide objective evidence for the selection of the younger age group for vaccination and provided clinical guideline for perimenopausal women in cervical cancer screening.