Genital warts diagnostic rate - WMCA

All diagnoses of first episode genital warts among people accessing sexual health services* in England who are also residents in England, expressed as a rate per 100,000 population. Data is presented by area of patient residence and include those residents in England and those with an unknown residence (data for those residents outside of England is not included).RationaleGenital warts are the third most commonly diagnosed sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the UK and are caused by infection with specific subtypes of human papillomavirus (HPV). Recurrent infections are common with patients returning for treatment.Definition of numeratorThe number of diagnoses of first episode genital warts among people accessing sexual health services in England who are also residents in England.Episode Activity codes (SNOMED or Sexual Health and HIV Activity Property Types (SHHAPT)) relating to diagnosis of first episode of genital warts were used. The clinical criteria used to diagnose the condition are given at BASHH guidelines.Data was de-duplicated to ensure that a patient only received a diagnostic code once for each episode. Patients cannot be tracked between services and therefore de-duplication relies on patient consultations at a single service.Definition of denominatorThe denominators for 2012 to 2022 are sourced from Office for National Statistics (ONS) population estimates based on the 2021 Census.Population estimates for 2023 were not available at the time of publication – therefore rates for 2023 are calculated using estimates from 2022 as a proxy.Further details on the ONS census are available from the ONS website.CaveatsEvery effort is made to ensure accuracy and completeness of GUMCAD data, including web-based reporting with integrated checks on data quality. However, responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of data lies with the reporting service.Data is updated on an annual basis due to clinic or laboratory resubmissions and improvements to data cleaning. Data may differ from previous publications.Figures reported in 2020 and 2021 are notably lower than previous years due to the disruption to SHSs during the national response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

针对英格兰境内性健康服务使用者中，居住在英格兰的首次发生生殖器疣的诊断数据，以每10万人中的发病率进行表述。数据按患者居住区域进行展示，包括英格兰的居民以及居住情况未知的个体（不包括居住在英格兰以外的居民的数据）。

数据来源及理由：生殖器疣是英国最常见的三种性传播感染（STI）之一，由特定亚型的人乳头瘤病毒（HPV）感染引起。患者常出现复发性感染，需要反复治疗。

分子定义：英格兰境内性健康服务使用者中，居住在英格兰的首次发生生殖器疣的诊断数量。用于诊断首次发生生殖器疣的病例活动代码（SNOMED或性健康与HIV活动属性类型（SHHAPT））被采用。用于诊断该疾病的临床标准见BASHH指南。

数据去重以确保患者在每个病例中仅获得一次诊断代码。由于无法追踪患者在服务之间的活动，因此去重依赖于患者在单一服务中的咨询记录。

分母定义：2012年至2022年的分母数据来源于基于2021年人口普查的英国国家统计局（ONS）的人口估计。2023年的人口估计数据在发布时不可用，因此2023年的发病率使用2022年的估计值作为替代。

有关ONS人口普查的更多详细信息可通过ONS网站获取。

注意事项：尽最大努力确保GUMCAD数据的准确性和完整性，包括基于网络的报告系统，其中集成了数据质量检查。然而，数据的准确性和完整性责任由报告服务承担。

由于诊所或实验室的重新提交和数据清洗的改进，数据每年更新一次。数据可能与之前的出版物有所不同。

2020年和2021年报告的数字明显低于往年，这是由于COVID-19大流行期间性健康服务（SHS）的干扰所致。