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ArticleThe Journal of infectious diseases2025

Changes in Genital Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Prevalence During 12 Years of Girls-Only Bivalent HPV Vaccination: Results From a Biennial Repeated Cross-sectional Study.

Johannes M A Kusters, Maarten F Schim van der Loeff, Janneke C M Heijne, Audrey J King, Hester E de Melker, Titia Heijman, Johannes A Bogaards, Birgit H B van Benthem, Papillomavirus Surveillance Among STI Clinic Youngsters in the Netherlands (PASSYON) Study Group

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Johannes M A KustersCentre for Infectious Diseases Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven.ORCID 0000-0002-2509-1661
Maarten F Schim van der LoeffAmsterdam Institute for Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Amsterdam University Medical Center.
Janneke C M HeijneAmsterdam Institute for Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Amsterdam University Medical Center.ORCID 0000-0002-4903-7002
Audrey J KingCentre for Infectious Diseases Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven.
Hester E de MelkerCentre for Infectious Diseases Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven.ORCID 0000-0001-9100-1639
Titia HeijmanDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Public Health Service of Amsterdam.ORCID 0000-0002-1944-2007
Johannes A BogaardsAmsterdam Institute for Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Amsterdam University Medical Center.ORCID 0000-0002-3389-5141
Birgit H B van BenthemCentre for Infectious Diseases Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven.ORCID 0000-0002-2583-2992
Papillomavirus Surveillance Among STI Clinic Youngsters in the Netherlands (PASSYON) Study Group

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Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport of the Netherlands
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBetween 2009-2021, bivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination was offered to girls in the Netherlands. We studied the impact of girls-only HPV vaccination on genital HPV prevalence among young adults.

methodsPASSYON (2009-2021) is a study among sexual health clinic clients aged 16-24 years old. Questionnaires elicited data on demographics, sexual behavior, and HPV vaccination status. Genital samples were analyzed using a PCR-based assay (SPF10-LiPA25). Prevalence trends of 12 high-risk genotypes were assessed as adjusted average annual change (aAAC), estimated using Poisson generalized estimating equations models. The relation between aAAC and phylogenetic distance to HPV-16/18 was assessed by means of regression and rank correlation analysis. Data were collected from 8889 females and 3300 heterosexual males (HMs).

resultsAmong females (irrespective of vaccination status), prevalences of HPV-16/18/31/33/35/45 decreased significantly over time. Increasing trends were observed for HPV-39/52/56. Among both HMs and unvaccinated females (54.3%), HPV-16/18 significantly declined, as did HPV-31 among HMs. Contrastingly, HPV-52/58 increased significantly among HMs and unvaccinated females. The type-specific aAAC correlated well with the phylogenetic distance to HPV-16/18.

conclusionsDuring 12 years of girls-only bivalent HPV vaccination in the Netherlands, decreasing trends of the vaccine types and cross-protected types were observed among females. Herd protection of vaccine types was observed for HMs and unvaccinated females, and 1 cross-protected type for HMs. Increasing prevalence trends of HPV types with large phylogenetic distance to the vaccine types might indicate type replacement.

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PapillomaviridaePapillomavirus InfectionsPapillomavirus VaccinesAdolescentCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleGenotypeHuman Papillomavirus VirusesHumansMaleNetherlandsPhylogenyPrevalenceSexual BehaviorVaccinationYoung AdultPapillomavirus Vaccinesbivalent vaccinecross-protectiongenitalhuman papillomavirusimpact

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