Epidemiology and associated factors of genital warts among patients in Iran: A cross-sectional study highlighting the impact of education and sexual behavior
Background: Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is more prevalent among people and their sexual partners. This study aims to assess the prevalence of genital warts, examine associated factors like education and sexual behavior, and identify key factors influencing their occurrence in Iran. Material...
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| description | Background: Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is more prevalent among people and their sexual partners. This study aims to assess the prevalence of genital warts, examine associated factors like education and sexual behavior, and identify key factors influencing their occurrence in Iran. Materials and methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on all patients with genital warts who were examined in Shahid Faghihi Dermatology Consultation Unit, Shiraz, Iran and underwent an HIV test in 2018. The associated factors related to genital warts and HIV test (negative/positive) in patients were determined using univariate analyses in our study. The study considered findings with a p-value below 0.05 to be statistically significant. Results: Out of 679 participants in this study, 498(73.3 %) were male and 181(26.7 %) were females. The average age of participants was 32.1 ± 9.1 years. The frequency of higher education and permanent marriage were 329 (48.4 %) and 415 (61.1 %) individuals, respectively. Moreover, 98 (14.4 %) and participants who confirmed eGW suffer from addiction and 2 (0.3 %) from drug Injection. In addition, 528 (77.8 %) had unprotected sex, 298 (43.9 %) had multiple sexual partners, and 35 (5.1 %) participants had homosexual sex. In addition, the frequency of HIV positive in patients who suffer from genital warts was 3 (0.4 %). Conclusion: The findings of this study suggest a strong correlation between associated factors and eGW. Notably, individuals with higher education levels tend to experience a higher prevalence of genital warts. Furthermore, the findings showed that eGW was strongly linked to a past of engaging in sexual activity with multiple partners. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1882b375a51b479b8dab31da52bf7ea82025-01-30T05:14:12ZengElsevierClinical Epidemiology and Global Health2213-39842025-03-0132101945Epidemiology and associated factors of genital warts among patients in Iran: A cross-sectional study highlighting the impact of education and sexual behaviorHossein Faramarzi0Hasti Jofreyi1Nahid Heydari Marandi2Mehdi Ghahartars3Nasrin Aliabadi4Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IranSchool of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IranDepartment of Clinical Virology, Clinical Microbiology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Namazi Hospital, Shiraz, IranMolecular Dermatology Research Center, Dermatology Department, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IranDepartment of Clinical Virology, Clinical Microbiology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Namazi Hospital, Shiraz, Iran; Corresponding author. Clinical Microbiology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Namazi Hospital, 7193711351, Shiraz, Iran.Background: Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is more prevalent among people and their sexual partners. This study aims to assess the prevalence of genital warts, examine associated factors like education and sexual behavior, and identify key factors influencing their occurrence in Iran. Materials and methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on all patients with genital warts who were examined in Shahid Faghihi Dermatology Consultation Unit, Shiraz, Iran and underwent an HIV test in 2018. The associated factors related to genital warts and HIV test (negative/positive) in patients were determined using univariate analyses in our study. The study considered findings with a p-value below 0.05 to be statistically significant. Results: Out of 679 participants in this study, 498(73.3 %) were male and 181(26.7 %) were females. The average age of participants was 32.1 ± 9.1 years. The frequency of higher education and permanent marriage were 329 (48.4 %) and 415 (61.1 %) individuals, respectively. Moreover, 98 (14.4 %) and participants who confirmed eGW suffer from addiction and 2 (0.3 %) from drug Injection. In addition, 528 (77.8 %) had unprotected sex, 298 (43.9 %) had multiple sexual partners, and 35 (5.1 %) participants had homosexual sex. In addition, the frequency of HIV positive in patients who suffer from genital warts was 3 (0.4 %). Conclusion: The findings of this study suggest a strong correlation between associated factors and eGW. Notably, individuals with higher education levels tend to experience a higher prevalence of genital warts. Furthermore, the findings showed that eGW was strongly linked to a past of engaging in sexual activity with multiple partners.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221339842500034XExternal genital wartsHuman papillomavirusHuman immunodeficiency virusFrequency |
| spellingShingle | Hossein Faramarzi Hasti Jofreyi Nahid Heydari Marandi Mehdi Ghahartars Nasrin Aliabadi Epidemiology and associated factors of genital warts among patients in Iran: A cross-sectional study highlighting the impact of education and sexual behavior Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health External genital warts Human papillomavirus Human immunodeficiency virus Frequency |
| title | Epidemiology and associated factors of genital warts among patients in Iran: A cross-sectional study highlighting the impact of education and sexual behavior |
| title_full | Epidemiology and associated factors of genital warts among patients in Iran: A cross-sectional study highlighting the impact of education and sexual behavior |
| title_fullStr | Epidemiology and associated factors of genital warts among patients in Iran: A cross-sectional study highlighting the impact of education and sexual behavior |
| title_full_unstemmed | Epidemiology and associated factors of genital warts among patients in Iran: A cross-sectional study highlighting the impact of education and sexual behavior |
| title_short | Epidemiology and associated factors of genital warts among patients in Iran: A cross-sectional study highlighting the impact of education and sexual behavior |
| title_sort | epidemiology and associated factors of genital warts among patients in iran a cross sectional study highlighting the impact of education and sexual behavior |
| topic | External genital warts Human papillomavirus Human immunodeficiency virus Frequency |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221339842500034X |
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