Prevalence and Knowledge about Genital and other Warts among Students in Sulaimani Polytechnic University: A cross-sectional study
Genital warts and other warts are an epidermal manifestation attributed to the epidermotropic human papillomavirus (HPV) some of which have been linked directly to an increased neoplastic risk in men and women. According to our knowledge, research is scarce and little is known about this condition i...
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| author | Burhan Karadaghy Niaz Mustafa Kamal Nasih Othman |
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| description | Genital warts and other warts are an epidermal manifestation attributed to the epidermotropic human papillomavirus (HPV) some of which have been linked directly to an increased neoplastic risk in men and women. According to our knowledge, research is scarce and little is known about this condition in Sulaimani city. A cross-sectional study was carried out from 1st April to 30th May 2018 including 441 undergraduate students aged between 18-30 years belonging to the health and non-health colleges of Sulaimani Polytechnic University. Data were obtained on the knowledge about genital warts through self-administrated questionnaire from the students. Data were analyzed using STATA 11. The mean age of the participants was 21.3 years. Hand warts were the commonest types among participants (31%). Knowledge score ranged from 0 to 9, was not normally distributed with a median of zero (IQR 0-22), 89% of the students had very low knowledge score. Knowledge score correlated with socio-demographic parameters were significantly higher in health students (P <0.001); outside Sulaimani city (P= 0.01) and students aged 21-30 (P <0.001). In general, it is highlighting the need for communication and education among students in order to overcome the lack of knowledge about genital warts and HPV infection. It also might reflect higher health consciousness among Sulaimani university students. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f91c6a000ff2442399169b584f5eaae82022-12-21T17:43:22ZengSulaimani Polytechnic UniversityKurdistan Journal of Applied Research2411-76842411-77062018-07-019610110.24017/10.24017/science.2018.2.16204Prevalence and Knowledge about Genital and other Warts among Students in Sulaimani Polytechnic University: A cross-sectional studyBurhan Karadaghy0Niaz Mustafa Kamal1Nasih Othman2Community Health Department, Technical College of health, Sulaimani Polytechnic University, Sulaimani, IraqAnesthesia Department, Technical college of health, Sulaimani Polytechnic University, Sulaimani, IraqKurdistan institute for Strategic Studies and Scientific Research, Sulaimani, IraqGenital warts and other warts are an epidermal manifestation attributed to the epidermotropic human papillomavirus (HPV) some of which have been linked directly to an increased neoplastic risk in men and women. According to our knowledge, research is scarce and little is known about this condition in Sulaimani city. A cross-sectional study was carried out from 1st April to 30th May 2018 including 441 undergraduate students aged between 18-30 years belonging to the health and non-health colleges of Sulaimani Polytechnic University. Data were obtained on the knowledge about genital warts through self-administrated questionnaire from the students. Data were analyzed using STATA 11. The mean age of the participants was 21.3 years. Hand warts were the commonest types among participants (31%). Knowledge score ranged from 0 to 9, was not normally distributed with a median of zero (IQR 0-22), 89% of the students had very low knowledge score. Knowledge score correlated with socio-demographic parameters were significantly higher in health students (P <0.001); outside Sulaimani city (P= 0.01) and students aged 21-30 (P <0.001). In general, it is highlighting the need for communication and education among students in order to overcome the lack of knowledge about genital warts and HPV infection. It also might reflect higher health consciousness among Sulaimani university students.http://kjar.spu.edu.iq/index.php/kjar/article/view/204Warts, Genital, Sulaimani, Papillomavirus, Knowledge. |
| spellingShingle | Burhan Karadaghy Niaz Mustafa Kamal Nasih Othman Prevalence and Knowledge about Genital and other Warts among Students in Sulaimani Polytechnic University: A cross-sectional study Kurdistan Journal of Applied Research Warts, Genital, Sulaimani, Papillomavirus, Knowledge. |
| title | Prevalence and Knowledge about Genital and other Warts among Students in Sulaimani Polytechnic University: A cross-sectional study |
| title_full | Prevalence and Knowledge about Genital and other Warts among Students in Sulaimani Polytechnic University: A cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence and Knowledge about Genital and other Warts among Students in Sulaimani Polytechnic University: A cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence and Knowledge about Genital and other Warts among Students in Sulaimani Polytechnic University: A cross-sectional study |
| title_short | Prevalence and Knowledge about Genital and other Warts among Students in Sulaimani Polytechnic University: A cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | prevalence and knowledge about genital and other warts among students in sulaimani polytechnic university a cross sectional study |
| topic | Warts, Genital, Sulaimani, Papillomavirus, Knowledge. |
| url | http://kjar.spu.edu.iq/index.php/kjar/article/view/204 |
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