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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Infect Dis. 2022 Feb 1;225(3):422–430. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiab390

Table 2.

Prevalence of Any Human Papillomavirus (HPV), Quadrivalent HPV Vaccine (4vHPV)–Type HPV or Non–4vHPV-Type HPV in Penile Swab Specimens, by Characteristics of Participating Transgender Women and Men Who Have Sex With Men—Seattle, Washington, 2016–2018

Participants by HPV Type
Any HPV Type ≥1 4vHPV Typea ≥1 Non-4vHPV Typeb
Characteristic Total Participants, No. No. (%) P Value No. (%) P Value No. (%) P Value
Total 687 333 (48.5) 95 (13.8) 303 (44.1)
Age, y
 18–21 178 74 (41.6) .03c 21 (11.8) .36c 69 (38.8) .10c
 22–26 509 259 (50.9) 74 (14.5) 234 (46.0)
Gender identity
 Male 665 323 (48.6) .24c 93 (14.0) .61c 294 (44.2) .36c
 Female/transgender female 6 1 (16.7) 0 (0.0) 1 (16.7)
 Other/unknown 16 9 (56.3) 2 (12.5) 8 (50.0)
Race and/or ethnicity
 Non-Hispanic white 350 164 (46.9) .16c 52 (14.9) .26c 147 (42.0) .10c
 Non-Hispanic black 43 28 (65.1) 8 (18.6) 25 (58.1)
 Asian/Pacific Islander 119 53 (44.5) 15 (12.6) 46 (38.7)
 Hispanic 135 66 (48.9) 12 (8.9) 22 (55.0)
 Other/unknownd 40 22 (55.0) 8 (20.0) 63 (46.7)
Sexual orientation
 Gay/homosexual 586 280 (47.8) .34f 76 (13.0) .19f 255 (43.5) .54f
 Straight/heterosexual 4 1 (25.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (25.0)
 Other/unknown 97 52 (53.6) 19 (19.6) 47 (48.5)
Circumcisede
 Yes 444 208 (46.8) .30c 69 (15.5) .08c 185 (41.7) .11c
 No 235 120 (51.1) 25 (10.6) 113 (48.1)
Lifetime no. of sex partners of any sex
 ≤5 47 16 (34.0) <.001c 2 (4.3) <.01c 16 (34.0) <.01c
 6–10 83 26 (31.3) 3 (3.6) 25 (30.1)
 11–20 149 66 (44.3) 18 (12.1) 60 (40.3)
 >20 371 198 (53.4) 64 (17.3) 179 (48.2)
 Other/unknown 37 27 (73.0) 8 (21.6) 23 (62.2)
History of ever taking PrEP for HIV prevention
 No or unknown 537 247 (46.0) .01c 65 (12.1) .01c 224 (41.7) .02c
 Yes 150 86 (57.3) 30 (20.0) 79 (52.7)
Most recent HIV test result
 Negative or unknown 672 323 (48.1) .19f 91 (13.5) .14f 293 (43.6) .11f
 Positive 15 10 (66.7) 4 (26.7) 10 (66.7)

Abbreviations: 4vHPV, quadrivalent HPV vaccine; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; HPV, human papillomavirus; PrEP, preexposure prophylaxis.

a

4vHPV types include types 6, 11, 16, and 18.

b

Non-4vHPV types include types 26, 31, 33, 35, 39, 40, 42, 45, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 58, 59, 61, 62, 64, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 81, 82, 83, 84, 89, and IS39.

c

Based on Pearson χ2 test.

d

Including American Indian, Alaska Native, other race, >1 race, or unknown.

e

Excludes 8 participants with unknown circumcision status.

f

Based on Fisher exact test.