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ArticleVaccines2023

The Burden of Genital Warts in Finland: Cross-Sectional Analysis of the Prevalence and Direct Medical Costs in 2018.

Annette Gylling, Kristiina Uusi-Rauva, Iiro Toppila, Eija Hiltunen-Back

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Article in Vaccines, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Annette GyllingMSD Finland Oy, 02150 Espoo, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-7798-1527
Kristiina Uusi-RauvaMedaffcon Oy, 02130 Espoo, Finland.ORCID 0000-0003-1149-0263
Iiro ToppilaMedaffcon Oy, 02130 Espoo, Finland.
Eija Hiltunen-BackVenereal Diseases Outpatient Clinic, Inflammation Center, Skin and Allergy Hospital, Helsinki University Hospital, 00029 Helsinki, Finland.
Helsinki University Hospital · FIMSD (Finland) · FI

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MSD (Finland) Not applicable
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Genital warts (GWs) caused by the human papilloma virus (HPV) are a significant health problem due to high prevalence and rate of recurrence. Bivalent vaccine has been used since the start of the national vaccination program in 2013, making it feasible to study the GW burden in Finland. There is no national and up-to-date information available on the prevalence and the burden of GWs in the various healthcare sectors in Finland. The present study investigated the prevalence, healthcare resource use, and direct medical costs of the treatment of GWs in Finland in 2018 using data in national healthcare registers. GW cases were identified based on diagnoses in public healthcare and GW-related prescription medications. Cost analysis included public healthcare contacts, procedures in private care, and medications. The study showed that approximately 12,000 GWs cases were treated in Finland in 2018. Since less than half of GW diagnoses were recorded in public healthcare registers, determining the exact costs was challenging. The estimated direct treatment costs in 2018 were 2.6 M€, which is higher than the previous estimation in Finland, yet still likely an underestimation of the true burden. These results provide information for the management of the GW burden in Finland.

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disease burdengenital wartshealthcare costshealthcare resource usehuman papilloma virusprevalenceregister study

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PMID37515019
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