Human Papillomavirus Infection and Transmission Among Couples Through Heterosexual Activity (HITCH) Cohort Study: Protocol Describing Design, Methods, and Research Goals

Mariam El-Zein   ¹ , PhD ;   François Coutlée   ² , MD ;   Pierre-Paul Tellier   ³ , MD ;   Michel Roger   ² , PhD ;   Eduardo L Franco   ¹ , DrPH ;   Ann N Burchell   ^{1, 4, 5} , PhD ;   HITCH Study Group   ⁶

¹ Division of Cancer Epidemiology, Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada

² Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Département de Microbiologie Médicale et Infectiologie, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada

³ Department of Family Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada

⁴ Li Ka Shing Knowledge Intitute, Department of Family and Community Medicine and Centre for Urban Health Solutions, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada

⁵ Department of Family and Community Medicine and Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

⁶ Remove, Remove, ON, Canada