Reproductive health needs of Human papillomavirus (HPV) Positive women: A systematic review

Background Human papillomavirus is one of the most important transmitted viruses that causes of cervical cancer. In women undergoing cervical screening, it is important to be aware of ways to reduce anxiety. The present systematic review conducted to determine the reproductive health needs of women with HPV. Methods In this systematic review, articles without time constraints 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 by two researchers Contradictions evaluated and discussed with the third author. Results At first 1056articles retrieved which after removing,13articles published between2004-2021were entered. The studies were 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. There is not enough information about Friedman AL etal and Garland SM articles to check the quality, but since these studies were valuable, they included in the study according to the opinion of the research team. 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.