Title
Burden of genital warts in Peru: an observational study
Date Issued
01 March 2019
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
SAGE Publications Ltd
Abstract
Genital warts (GW) are mucosal or skin lesions caused by sexual transmission of human papillomavirus (HPV). This study estimates the frequency of GW cases in physicians’ clinics and physicians’ usual practices of GW referral and diagnosis in Peru. Participants in this study were a convenience sample of 100 physicians in five specialties: primary care (17), gynecology (37), urology (10), dermatology (31), and infectious diseases (5). Physicians completed a survey and daily log of all patients aged 18–60 years seen over ten days in their offices located in Peru. The survey recorded GW referral patterns and the daily log recorded patient demographic information and GW diagnosis. Among 12,058 patients, the annual GW prevalence (95% confidence interval [CI]) was 2.28% (2.02–2.56) and cumulative incidence (95% CI) was 1.60% (1.38–1.84). Physicians reported that most GW patients were direct consult (73.5% of male and 67.9% of females) and physicians treated most GW patients themselves (73.4% of males and 76.7% of females). As reported, the most common reasons for referring were ‘serious cases requiring more specialized treatment’ (73.2% of male and 72.2% of female) and ‘lack of resources to treat’ (26.8% of male and 27.8% of female). We conclude that GW cases are commonly seen by physicians in Peru.
Start page
264
End page
274
Volume
30
Issue
3
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Epidemiología Ciencias socio biomédicas (planificación familiar, salud sexual, efectos políticos y sociales de la investigación biomédica)
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85060141278
PubMed ID
Source
International Journal of STD and AIDS
ISSN of the container
09564624
DOI of the container
10.1177/0956462418796088
Source funding
Merck
Puerto Rico Sea Grant, University of Puerto Rico
Sponsor(s)
The authors thank Anna Kaufman, MPH in collaboration with ScribCo for medical writing assistance and Homero Monsanto, PhD, MSD (IA) LLC, Puerto Rico, for logistical support. The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: Funding for this research was provided by Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ USA.
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