Knowledge and Attitude of Iranian University Students toward Genital Warts
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the well-known causes of cervical cancer and one of the most prevalent sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Since cervical cancer is one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality in women, this study was performed to investigate Iranian medical studen...
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| author | Zeinab Aryanian Maedeh Mohammadi Arefeh Babazadeh Parvaneh Hatami Zeinab Mohseni Afshar Azadeh Goodarzi Ifa Etesami Mohammad Barary Soheil Ebrahimpour Parisa Sabbagh |
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| description | Human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the well-known causes of cervical cancer and one of the most prevalent sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Since cervical cancer is one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality in women, this study was performed to investigate Iranian medical students’ knowledge and attitudes towards genital warts. This cross-sectional study assessed the perception and attitudes of 385 students at Babol University of Medical Sciences using a preconceived questionnaire. The participants’ mean age was 23.70 ± 3.27 years, with a range of 20–50 years. Evaluation of these students’ level of general information about HPV showed that 7 (1.8%) students had inadequate general information, 34 (8.8%) had moderate knowledge, and 344 (89.4%) had good general knowledge in this regard. There was also a significant association between students’ general knowledge of HPV and their field of study. Based on our results, the knowledge of the majority of Babol University of Medical Sciences students about genital warts was in a good range, and their knowledge about HPV routes of transmission was of moderate level. Moreover, the majority had an appropriate attitude to interact with people infected with HPV. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-97b16ba549154cf89a14371f97e78d752025-02-02T23:03:19ZengWileyInterdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases1687-70982022-01-01202210.1155/2022/6730476Knowledge and Attitude of Iranian University Students toward Genital WartsZeinab Aryanian0Maedeh Mohammadi1Arefeh Babazadeh2Parvaneh Hatami3Zeinab Mohseni Afshar4Azadeh Goodarzi5Ifa Etesami6Mohammad Barary7Soheil Ebrahimpour8Parisa Sabbagh9Autoimmune Bullous Diseases Research CenterDepartment of DermatologyInfectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research CenterAutoimmune Bullous Diseases Research CenterClinical Research Development CenterDepartment of DermatologyAutoimmune Bullous Diseases Research CenterStudent Research CommitteeInfectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research CenterInfectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research CenterHuman papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the well-known causes of cervical cancer and one of the most prevalent sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Since cervical cancer is one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality in women, this study was performed to investigate Iranian medical students’ knowledge and attitudes towards genital warts. This cross-sectional study assessed the perception and attitudes of 385 students at Babol University of Medical Sciences using a preconceived questionnaire. The participants’ mean age was 23.70 ± 3.27 years, with a range of 20–50 years. Evaluation of these students’ level of general information about HPV showed that 7 (1.8%) students had inadequate general information, 34 (8.8%) had moderate knowledge, and 344 (89.4%) had good general knowledge in this regard. There was also a significant association between students’ general knowledge of HPV and their field of study. Based on our results, the knowledge of the majority of Babol University of Medical Sciences students about genital warts was in a good range, and their knowledge about HPV routes of transmission was of moderate level. Moreover, the majority had an appropriate attitude to interact with people infected with HPV.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/6730476 |
| spellingShingle | Zeinab Aryanian Maedeh Mohammadi Arefeh Babazadeh Parvaneh Hatami Zeinab Mohseni Afshar Azadeh Goodarzi Ifa Etesami Mohammad Barary Soheil Ebrahimpour Parisa Sabbagh Knowledge and Attitude of Iranian University Students toward Genital Warts Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases |
| title | Knowledge and Attitude of Iranian University Students toward Genital Warts |
| title_full | Knowledge and Attitude of Iranian University Students toward Genital Warts |
| title_fullStr | Knowledge and Attitude of Iranian University Students toward Genital Warts |
| title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge and Attitude of Iranian University Students toward Genital Warts |
| title_short | Knowledge and Attitude of Iranian University Students toward Genital Warts |
| title_sort | knowledge and attitude of iranian university students toward genital warts |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/6730476 |
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