Journal article
The psychosocial burden of human papillomavirus related disease and screening interventions
M Pirotta, L Ung, A Stein, EL Conway, TC Mast, CK Fairley, S Garland
Sexually Transmitted Infections | BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP | Published : 2009
Abstract
Objectives: (i) To assess the psychosocial burden of testing for human papillomavirus (HPV) related genital disease or of a HPV-related diagnosis; (ii) to compare an instrument specifically designed to measure HPV-related psychosocial burden with other generic quality of life (QoL) instruments. Methods: A cross-sectional design. Researchers recruited women from outpatient clinics at a major tertiary women's hospital and a sexual health centre who completed surveys within 3 months of receiving results: 331 women, 18-45 years, who had experienced a normal cervical Papanicolaou (Pap) result, an abnormal Pap result, biopsy confirmed cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) or external genital wa..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The name of the guarantor and funding agency is CSL Limited. The collection of data, analysis and interpretation of data, and writing of this paper were independent from its funding source.