BACKGROUND Level of midwife knowledge is particularly important because of their role in the cervical cancer prevention programme. The aim of this study was to examine differences in the level of knowledge among health care students, midwives and women in the general population of Serbia. MATERIALS AND METHODS A cross-sectional approach was used with health care students of the medical shool,...

Possible modes of transmission of the human papilloma virus (HPV) in children include perinatal transmission, sexual transmission, or extragenital contact. Conventional treatment options with chemical and physical destruction methods can be difficult and painful and often require general anesthesia. Imiquimod is a topically active immunomodulatory agent that has been shown to successfully treat...

Genital warts or venereal warts are the most common sexually-transmitted disease caused by the non-oncogenic human papilomavirus (HPV) [1]. Genital warts are highly contagious and sexual contact should be avoided when genital warts are present. Canadians, especially younger Canadians, perceive genital warts with a fair degree of social stigma and genital warts have a negative impact on their ps...

The crude drug, podophyUin, which is derived from the May-apple root, has been used for many years as a cathartic agent. The carcinoclastic action and effectiveness of this material against condylomata acuminata (venereal warts) have only recently been described. Kaplan (1) and subsequent workers (2-7) produced involution of condylomata acuminata by the local application of a suspension of podo...