Table 3.
The frequency and percentage of HPV infections of 31 Iranian provinces among HPV DNA samples
| Province | Frequency | %*, 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Alborz | 296 | 5.8 (5.2-6.5) |
| Ardabil | 80 | 1.6 (1.2-1.9) |
| Bushehr | 45 | 0.9 (0.6-1.1) |
| Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari | 31 | 0.6 (0.4-0.8) |
| East Azerbaijan | 68 | 1.3 (1.0-1.7) |
| Esfahan | 72 | 1.4 (1.1-1.8) |
| Fars | 67 | 1.3 (1.0-1.7) |
| Gilan | 817 | 16.1 (15.0-17.1) |
| Golestan | 23 | 0.5 (0.3-0.6) |
| Hamadan | 11 | 0.2 (0.1-0.4) |
| Hormozgan | 115 | 2.3 (1.9-2.7) |
| Ilam | 2 | 0.0 (0.0-0.1) |
| Kerman | 35 | 0.7 (0.5-0.9) |
| Kermanshah | 61 | 1.2 (0.9-1.5) |
| Khuzestan | 165 | 3.2 (2.8-3.8) |
| Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad | 5 | 0.1 (0.0-0.2) |
| Kurdistan | 68 | 1.3 (1.0-1.7) |
| Lorestan | 69 | 1.4 (1.0-1.7) |
| Markazi | 139 | 2.7 (2.3-3.2) |
| Mazandaran | 286 | 5.6 (5.0-6.3) |
| Northern Khorasan (Bojnord) | 62 | 1.2 (0.9-1.5) |
| Qazvin | 55 | 1.1 (0.8-1.4) |
| Qom | 203 | 4.0 (3.5-4.6) |
| Razavi Khorasan (Mashhad) | 43 | 0.8 (0.6-1.1) |
| Semnan | 25 | 0.5 (0.3-0.7) |
| Sistan and Baluchestan (Zabol) | 40 | 0.8 (0.6-1.0) |
| South Khorasan (Birjand) | 11 | 0.2 (0.1-0.4) |
| Tehran | 2073 | 40.8 (39.4-42.1) |
| West Azerbaijan | 58 | 1.1 (0.9-1.5) |
| Yazd | 48 | 0.9 (0.7-1.2) |
| Zanjan | 12 | 0.2 (0.1-0.4) |
| Total | 5085 | 100.0 |