Prevalence and correlates of genital Warts in Kenyan female sex workers
Date
2012Author
Kavanaugh, Barbara E
Odem-Davis, Katherine
Jaoko Walter W.
Estambale Benson B
Kiarie, James N.
Masese, Linnet N.
Deya, Ruth
Manhart, Lisa E.
Graham, Susan M.
McClelland, Raymond Scott
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BACKGROUND:
Our goal in the present study was to investigate the prevalence and correlates of genital warts in a population of female sex workers in Mombasa, Kenya. Because of the high prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) in this population, we were particularly interested in the association between HIV-1 infection and genital warts.
METHODS:
We conducted a cross-sectional study of the prevalence and correlates of genital warts among high-risk women in Mombasa, Kenya. Between 2001 and 2007, 1182 women were enrolled, of whom 613 (51.4%) were HIV-1 seropositive. Chi square tests and logistic regression were used to examine the associations between genital warts and potential correlates.
RESULTS:
Genital warts were identified on clinical examination in 27 (2.3%) women. Women who were HIV-1 seropositive were nearly 8 times as likely to have genital warts compared with HIV-1-seronegative women (odds ratio, 7.69; 95% confidence interval, 2.30-25.6).
CONCLUSION:
Understanding the prevalence and correlates of genital warts will help to determine whether coverage for the wart-inducing subtypes 6 and 11 in a human papillomavirus vaccine is an important consideration in resource-limited countries.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23060082http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/10073
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Sexually Transmitted DiseasesCollections
- Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) [10378]