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Genital warts and condom use in HIV-positive patients referred to High-Risk Behaviors Consultation Center in Shiraz, Iran, between 2018 and 2019

Zahra Yazdanpanahi
1
,
Marzieh Akbarzadeh
2
,
Zahra Rastegari
2
,
Setareh Derakhshanpour
2

1.
Maternal-Fetal Medicine Research Center, Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
2.
Community-Based Psychiatric Care Research Center, Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
HIV AIDS Rev 2022; 21, 2: 169-174
Online publish date: 2022/04/04
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Introduction
People with untreated human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) are more prone to present active human papillomavirus (HPV) infections, and may experience worse symptoms of HPV, such as cervical and penile warts. Therefore, HPV prevention is especially important in HIV-positive individuals. This study aimed to investigate the frequency of genital warts and condom use in sexually active individuals with HIV/AIDS treated in the Behavioral Counseling Center of Shiraz.

Material and methods
224 HIV-positive subjects (112 males and 112 females) were included in this cross-sectional study, selected from database of the Behavioral Counseling Center of Shiraz, with simple random sampling. Data were collected using demographic questionnaires, interviews, and medical records.

Results
Genital warts were reported only in 13.4% of women and 17.0% of men, and the percentage of condom use among women and men was 65.2% and 74.1%, respectively. Moreover, 68.8% of men and 87.5% of women presented first stage of HIV infection.

Conclusions
According to the results, condoms were the most commonly used form of contraception in women and men with HIV/AIDS, and genital warts were reported only in 13.4% of women and 17% of men, few of whom did not use any contraception. Due to high percentage of genital warts among participants, there is a need to encourage these patients to use condoms due their protective effects and reduction of cervical and penile lesions.

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genital wart, contraception, HIV/ AIDS, condom comparison between BD and FDMN

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