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. 2018 Nov-Dic;60(6):624-632.
doi: 10.21149/10008.

Incidence, psychosocial burden, and economic impact of genital warts in Mexico

Marta Domenech-Viñolas  1 , Leith León-Maldonado  2   3   4 , Paula Ramírez-Palacios  5 , Yvonne N Flores  5   6   7 , Víctor Granados-García  8 , Brandon Brown  9 , Edgar Corona  5   10 , Stephanie Liu  5   11 , Eduardo Lazcano-Ponce  3 , Jorge Salmerón  3   4
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Incidence, psychosocial burden, and economic impact of genital warts in Mexico

Marta Domenech-Viñolas et al. Salud Publica Mex. 2018 Nov-Dic.
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Abstract
in English, Spanish

Objective: To estimate the burden of genital warts (GW)in Mexico.

Materials and methods: We estimated the annual incidence of GW based on data reported by specialist physicians. We also assessed GW treatment practices, the average cost of treatment, and the psychosocial burden of GW among patients.

Results: The annual incidence of GW in Mexico was estimated to be 547 200 cases. Treatment procedures vary by specialist and patient gender. The estimated annual cost was $195 million USD. The psychosocial impact of GW was slightly greater in males than females.

Conclusions: This is the first evaluation of the burden of GW in Mexico. Our data suggest that GW are common, with significant health-related costs and psychosocial impact.

Objetivo: Estimar la carga por verrugas genitales (VG) en México.

Material y métodos: Estimamos la incidencia anual de VG, con base en información proporcionada por médicos especialistas y el manejo de las VG, así como el costo promedio del tratamiento y la carga psicosocial de las VG.

Resultados: La incidencia anual de VG en México fue de 547 200 casos. Los tratamientos variaron según la especialidad y el sexo del paciente. El costo anual por VG fue de $195 millones de dólares estadounidenses. El impacto psicosocial de las VG es ligeramente mayor en hombres que en mujeres.

Conclusiones: Esta es la primera evaluación de la carga de VG en México. Los datos sugieren que las VG son frecuentes, tienen costos relacionados con salud e impactos psicosociales significativos.

Keywords: Mexico; burden of disease; genital warts; healt care costs; psychosocial impact.

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Declaration of conflict of interests. The authors declare that they have no conflict of interests.

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