Male | Female | ||
n = 43 | n = 38‡ | p Value† | |
Mean overall score (CECA10) | 48.5 | 39.9 | 0.096 |
Mean emotional subscale (CECA6) | 47.7 | 38.2 | 0.083 |
Mean sexual subscale (CECA4) | 49.7 | 42.9 | 0.290 |
I am afraid that the lesions won’t disappear | |||
Agree | 47% (20) | 61% (23) | 0.640 |
Neither agree nor disagree | 33% (14) | 13% (5) | |
Disagree | 21% (9) | 26% (10) | |
I am anxious to know whether I am going to recover from the infection for good | |||
Agree | 61% (26) | 79% (30) | 0.191 |
Neither agree nor disagree | 23% (10) | 8% (3) | |
Disagree | 16% (7) | 13% (5) | |
I worry about whether the warts will get worse or whether there will be some complications | |||
Agree | 58% (25) | 68% (26) | 0.322 |
Neither agree nor disagree | 19% (8) | 16% (6) | |
Disagree | 23% (10) | 16% (6) | |
My state of mind is upset (anxiety, depression, sadness, uneasiness…) | |||
Agree | 26% (11) | 58% (22) | 0.003 |
Neither agree nor disagree | 21% (9) | 16% (6) | |
Disagree | 54% (23) | 26% (10) | |
I feel more insecure | |||
Agree | 42% (18) | 45% (17) | 0.857 |
Neither agree nor disagree | 23% (10) | 21% (8) | |
Disagree | 35% (15) | 34% (13) | |
Knowing that I have the illness affects me in my daily life | |||
Agree | 21% (9) | 34% (13) | 0.523 |
Neither agree nor disagree | 30% (13) | 16% (6) | |
Disagree | 49% (21) | 50% (19) | |
My sexual drive has decreased | |||
Agree | 37% (16) | 37% (14) | 0.892 |
Neither agree nor disagree | 26% (11) | 24% (9) | |
Disagree | 37% (16) | 40% (15) | |
I feel worried during sexual relations | |||
Agree | 58% (25) | 68% (25) | 0.528 |
Neither agree nor disagree | 21% (9) | 14% (5) | |
Disagree | 21% (9) | 19% (7) | |
I avoid sexual relations | |||
Agree | 21% (9) | 42% (16) | 0.016 |
Neither agree nor disagree | 26% (11) | 29% (11) | |
Disagree | 54% (23) | 29% (11) | |
My sexual relations have decreased in quality and/or frequency | |||
Agree | 40% (17) | 45% (17) | 0.542 |
Neither agree nor disagree | 28% (12) | 29% (11) | |
Disagree | 33% (14) | 26% (10) |
*Respondents answered on a Likert scale of 1 to 5, where 1 equals completely agree and 5 equals completely disagree. These scores have been recoded into 1–2, agree, 3, neither agree nor disagree and 4–5, disagree, for the purposes of this presentation and analysis. †p Values derived from independent sample t tests for CECA10/CECA6/CECA4 and from the Mantel–Haenzsel trend test for individual items. ‡Missing value for one woman for question 8, therefore n = 37 for overall CECA10 score, CECA4 and question 8 (“I feel worried during sexual relations”).
Measured according to the methodology described in Badia et al.18 Further details can be obtained from the corresponding author.