SynthesisPloS one2022
Reproductive health needs of Human papillomavirus (HPV) positive women: A systematic review.
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- Systematic literature review on the clinical and economic burden of human papillomavirus-related diseases in select areas in the Asia-Pacific region.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2024Pooled it
- Efficacy of mobile-based educational intervention using Instructional Systems Design in promoting preventive behaviors for sexually transmitted infections among Iranian women: a randomized controlled trial.BMC public health · 2024Trial
- Sticky black stain that steals everything from you: the lived experiences of women living with human papillomavirus in Tehran, Iran.BMJ open · 2026Article
- HPV and Health-related Quality of Life Scale: Turkish validity and reliability study.BMC women's health · 2026Article
- Beyond infection status: a cross-sectional study of socioeconomic disparities, infection dynamics, and psychosocial burden among women with HPV in Luzhou, China.BMC women's health · 2025Article
- The challenging approach to the management of male partners of HPV-positive women.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2025Review
- Iranian women's perceptions of human papillomavirus and barriers to vaccination: a qualitative study based on the health belief model.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Efficacy of digital educational intervention using I-Change model in promoting preventive behaviors for cervical cancer among Iranian women: A randomized controlled trial.Health promotion perspectives · 2025Article
- Prevalence of HPV genotypes and their association with reproductive tract inflammation and pregnancy outcomes among reproductive-age women in Ningbo, China: a retrospective cohort study (2016-2020).BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Retrospective analysis of the impact of human papillomavirus infection in the male genital tract on sperm: from a single center.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2025Article
- Investigating the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the Quality of Life Questionnaire for Women Infected with HPV (EQUALI-HPV).BMC public health · 2024Article
- Unpacking HPV Stigma: Assessing Healthcare Workers' Knowledge and Stigma Towards HPV While Exploring the Connection Between the Two.Journal of medical education and curricular developmentArticle
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Abstract
objectivesHuman papillomavirus is one of the most important causes of cervical cancer. Participating in an HPV test and receiving an HPV diagnosis can create questions about the needs and preferences. The present systematic review was conducted to determine the reproductive health needs of women with HPV.
methodsWe searched PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Google Scholar and Magiran, SID and Iranmedex. Without language restrictions and time constraints. We also searched the grey literature and carried out forward/backward citation searches.
resultsIn the first, 1056 articles were retrieved, and, after removing them, 13 articles published were entered. The studies were qualitative (N = 9), quantitative (N = 3), and one was unclear. Most qualitative studies collected data using individual interviews (N = 7), two qualitative studies, narratives of HPV patients from a website of patient experiences and questions. Women wanted further information on different HPV viral types, transmission, implications for sexual partners, prevalence, latency and regression of HPV, their management options and the implications of infection for cancer risk and fertility. Women's experience of searching the Internet for further information about HPV was reported as difficult, anxiety provoking and contributing to the stigma of the infection because information was often located in the context of other sexually transmitted infections, with multiple sexual partners highlighted as a risk factor for infection.
conclusionSurveys showed that the majority of women had unanswered questions about their HPV test results. The information that women thought was helpful in interpreting their test results included having a high-risk type of HPV, and cancer survival statistics for the virus. Women also needed information about sexual transmission, how HPV tested positive in a long-term relationship, and the potential consequences for their partners and the risk of re-infection. Younger women had questions about whether HPV could affect fertility.
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