factors associated with anogenital warts and gonorrhea infection: a cross-sectional study

Background: sexually transmitted infections (stis) are one the most common infections in the world. among them, anogenital warts and gonorrhea infections are a significant group of stis. we conducted this research to evaluate the prevalence of anogenital warts and gonorrhea infection and their related aspects in iran. still, it has a lot to know about its prevalence, trends, and risk factors. methods: in this cross-sectional study, 1064 patients voluntarily referred from a marriage counseling center to the physicians in our center to evaluate stis were enrolled in this study. all participants completed a data collection form about their sex, age, lifetime number of sexual partners, high-risk behaviors, and history of prior gonorrhea infection. they were also evaluated for anogenital warts by physical examination. the data were analyzed by spss 24 with chi-square test, independent t-test, and logistic regression analysis. p value<0.05 was considered significant. results: the number of participants with current anogenital warts was 9.2% (11.9% in men and 3.5% in women). 1.1% of the participants had a documented prior gonorrhea infection, and all of these cases were men. after logistic regression analysis, there was a significant relationship between anogenital warts and gonorrhea infection and male gender (p=0.03). also, there was a meaningful relationship between these diseases and the higher number of lifetime sexual partners (p=0.001). conclusion: male sex and having more lifetime sexual partners are the risk factors for getting anogenital warts and gonorrhea infection.