Reproducvtive health needs of women with Human papillomavirus (HPV): A systematic review

Background: Human papillomavirus is one of the most important sexually transmitted viruses that causes cervical cancer. In women undergoing cervical screening, it is important to be aware of ways to minimize anxiety.The present systematic review was conducted to determine the reproductive health needs of women with HPV. Methods: : In this systematic review, articles without time constraints were searched in PubMed,Scopus,Web of Science, Google Scholar and Iranian Magiran,SID and Iranmedex. Keywords used: HPV, Information, Want, Need, Know, etc. and their Persian equivalents in the title and abstract of the articles.Papers after identification independently by two researchers Contradictions were evaluated and discussed with the third author. Results: : At first 1056articles were retrieved which after removing,13articles published between2004-2021were entered.The studies were mostly qualitative(N=9),quantitative(N=3), and one was unclear.Most qualitative studies collected data using individual interviews(N=7), two qualitative studies,narratives of HPV patients from a website of patient experiences and questions. The quality evaluation showed that good=8, Average=2, and one was of poor. Conclusion: Surveys showed that the majority of women had unanswered questions about their HPV test results. The information that women thought was helpful in interpreting their test results included having a high-risk type of HPV, the risk of short-term and long-term cancer, and cancer survival statistics for the virus. Women also needed information about sexual transmission, how HPV tested positive in a long-term relationship, and the potential consequences for their partners and the risk of re-infection. Younger women had questions about whether HPV could affect fertility.