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Lifetime self\u2010report prevalence of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">PV<\/jats:styled-content> was 271\/606 (44.7%) (males: 117\/239 [50.0%] females: 148\/355 [41.7%] <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a00.09). Three hundred and twenty\u2010seven of 608 (53.8%) patients believed <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">PV<\/jats:styled-content> was transmitted from another person while 204\/608 (33.6%) believed the condition was caused by poor personal hygiene. One hundred and thirty of 608 (21.4%) thought <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">PV<\/jats:styled-content> was caused by fungi living on the skin. Virtually all respondents who had <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">PV<\/jats:styled-content> had used at least one preparation with more than half visiting a healthcare facility. A total of 305\/608 (50.2%), 189\/608 (31.1%), and 142\/608 (23.4%) respondents reported feeling or likely feeling uncomfortable, embarrassed, or ashamed, respectively, about <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">PV<\/jats:styled-content>. 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