90% wrongly believe they have never been exposed to HPV virus

Nine out of 10 Irish adults wrongly believe they have never been exposed to the cancer-causing human papillomavirus (HPV).

The finding emerged from a national survey that also found six out of 10 people are unaware there are vaccines that can prevent HPV infections.

More than a third (38%) falsely believe that HPV cannot be transmitted from one person to another.