title: Rates and predictors of genital warts burden in the Czech population.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the burden and the predictors of genital warts (GWs) in Czech men and women.
  
  
  METHODS
  A population-based cross-sectional study was conducted of 32 974 randomly selected health clinic attendees from all 14 regions of the Czech Republic. Information on GWs and lifestyle behaviour was collected using a questionnaire.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Results revealed a 5.8% prevalence rate of self-reported GWs in the Czech population aged 16-55 years. There was an increase in the incidence of GWs in the years 2010-2013 when compared to lifetime incidence rates, from 205.4 (95% confidence interval (CI) 191.0-219.7) to 441.8 (95% CI 393.1-490.6) per 100 000 person-years. No significant differences were observed between genders. The strongest risk factors found for GWs were an infected sexual partner (adjusted odds ratio (OR) 114.3, 95% CI 78.9-165.4) and a high number of lifetime sexual partners (adjusted OR 3.36, 95% CI 2.72-4.17 for >14 partners vs. one partner). A novel finding was that 22.7% (95% CI 20.9-24.6%) of participants claimed that the pathology had disappeared spontaneously without medical assistance.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results provide baseline information for the development and monitoring of prevention strategies against GWs in the Czech Republic.
authors: Charles University in Prague, Second Faculty of Medicine, V Úvalu 84, 150 06 Prague 5, Czech Republic. Electronic address: petras@vakciny.net.
authors: Marek
authors: M
authors: Petráš
authors: Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic.
authors: Věra
authors: V
authors: Adámková
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003218:Condylomata Acuminata / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D018153:Czech Republic / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012747:Sexual Partners; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Genital warts; Human papillomavirus; Incidence; Prevalence; Risk predictors