External Genital Human Papillomavirus Prevalence and Associated Factors Among Heterosexual Men on 5 Continents

Study in The Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 203, Issue1, pp. 58-65, (2011). doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiq015. The authors examined the baseline prevalence of penile, scrotal, and perineal/perianal human papillomavirus (HPV) in heterosexual men (HM).

Results. Having >3 lifetime female sexual partners had the greatest impact on HPV prevalence. . . . Neither condom usage nor circumcision was associated with HPV DNA prevalence.
 
Conclusion. Genital-HPV DNA detection is common in young, sexually active HM. We found HPV to be most prevalent in African men and least prevalent in men from the Asia-Pacific region. Increased numbers of sexual partners was an important risk factor for HPV DNA prevalence.