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To assess how public awareness regarding the transmission and prevalence of human papillomavirus relates to psychological distress, including stigma, shame, and anxiety.

November 10, 2006Sexually Transmitted InfectionsOpen Access

The association between knowledge of HPV and feelings of stigma, shame and anxiety

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To assess how public awareness regarding the transmission and prevalence of human papillomavirus relates to psychological distress, including stigma, shame, and anxiety.
Evaluated women's psychological reactions, including stigma and shame, associated with testing positive for human papillomavirus.
Assessed the association between emotional distress and specific awareness of HPV as a sexually transmitted and highly common infection.
Awareness of the sexually transmitted nature of HPV is linked to heightened feelings of stigma and shame following a positive test result.
Knowledge that HPV is a common infection is associated with reduced shame, stigma, and anxiety, likely by normalizing the diagnosis.

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Observational study reveals awareness of high HPV prevalence reduces feelings of stigma and anxiety in women, suggesting normalising the infection mitigates negative psychological outcomes.

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Waller et al. (2006) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d87c255c3030ff03d1a121 https://doi.org/10.1136/sti.2006.023333

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Observational study reveals awareness of high HPV prevalence reduces feelings of stigma and anxiety in women, suggesting normalising the infection mitigates negative psychological outcomes.

The association between knowledge of HPV and feelings of stigma, shame and anxiety

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