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Knowledge of Human Papillomavirus: Differences by Self-Reported Treatment for Genital Warts and Sociodemographic Characteristics 

Authors: Jill Koshiol a;  Lila Finney Rutten b;  Richard P. Moser c; Nicola Hesse d
Affiliations:   a Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program, Office of Preventive Oncology and Genetic Epidemiology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
b Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch, Behavioral Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Science, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
c Behavioral Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Science, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
d Franklin Square Hospital Center, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
DOI: 10.1080/10810730902873067
Publication Frequency: 8 issues per year
Published in: journal Journal of Health Communication, Volume 14, Issue 4 June 2009 , pages 331 - 345
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Funding Agency: National Cancer Institute

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate knowledge about human papillomavirus (HPV) in individuals with genital warts compared with women from the general population without genital warts. Human papillomavirus (HPV) knowledge among women reporting treatment for genital warts compared with HPV knowledge in women reporting no treatment was assessed using data from the population-based 2005 Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS). Three percent (N = 97) of women answered “yes” and 97% (N = 3,450) “no” to “Have you ever been treated for venereal warts or condyloma?” Women who reported treatment for genital warts, were more likely to have heard of HPV (odds ratio (OR): 2.4, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.4-4.2 vs. no or don't know), to have been told they had HPV (OR: 24.5, 95% CI: 11.4-52.8), and to have accurate information about HPV, such as HPV causes cancer (OR: 2.7, 95% CI: 1.8-4.3). A large proportion (41%) of women who reported treatment for genital warts, however, had not heard of HPV. These women tended to be older, poorer, less educated, non-Hispanic Black, less likely to have had a recent Pap test, and divorced, widowed, or separated. Women with genital warts are learning about HPV, but socioeconomically disadvantaged groups may need to be targeted.
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