The prevalence of human papillomavirus and its impact on cervical dysplasia in Northern Canada

Table 2 HPV infection prevalence rate among women in Northern Canada, 2008-2010

Region	#	Any type			HR_HPV			HPV 16/18
		#	%	AAPR^*	#	%	AAPR	#	%	AAPR
		#	%	(95% CI)	#	%	(95% CI)	#	%	(95% CI)
NWT	6724	1561	23.2	22.7 (21.5, 24.0)	1205	17.9	17.5 (16.5, 18.6)	352	5.2	4.9 (4.4, 5.5)
Nunavut	4654	1468	31.5	28.0 (26.3, 29.6)	1205	25.9	22.2 (20.8, 23.7)	387	8.3	4.5 (2.8, 6.3)
Labrador^**	1370	293	21.4	21.1 (18.6, 23.6)	218	15.9	15.8 (13.6, 18.0)	73	5.3	5.5 (4.2, 6.8)
Yukon	1542	378	24.5	23.5 (20.9, 26.1)	284	18.4	17.7 (15.4, 19.9)	96	6.2	6.0 (4.7, 7.3)
Aboriginal	8446	2623	31.1	27.6 (25.5, 29.8)	2104	24.9	21.6 (19.7, 23.5)	630	7.5	6.1 (5.1, 7.0)
Non-Aboriginal	5844	1077	18.4	18.5 (16.2, 20.8)	808	13.8	13.8 (11.8, 15.7)	278	4.8	4.9 (3.9, 6.0)
P^***				<0.01			<0.01			>0.05

^*AAPRs (Age-Adjusted Prevalence Rates) were calculated using NWT 2008 standard population.
^**Labrador data only had area code (residence in Aboriginal area or not) instead of Aboriginal Status information.
^***P-value is tested for significant difference between Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal women in each site using Chi-square test.

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