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. 2003 Jan 28;88(1):42–46. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6600686

Box 1. Reactions to HPV information.

 
HPV as an STI
‘Women will get frightened and scared. The word cancer is scary enough and now this new wart virus will cause many of us to be wary’
 
Confusion
‘If somebody has warts, whatever sort…are you at any more risk of this particular virus…they’re all from the same family and if somebody has this little thing on his finger?’
 
Stigma
‘I will be heartbroken and worried for my health and for my family’
‘I think warts in general have a cross on them’