Uptake and predictors of anal cancer screening in men who have sex with men

G. D'Souza, S.D. Rajan, R. Bhatia, R.D. Cranston, M.W. Plankey, A. Silvestre, D.G. Ostrow, D. Wiley, N. Shah and N.T. Brewer

American Journal of Public Health, 2013, vol. 103, issue 9, e88-e95

Abstract: Objectives. We investigated attitudes about and acceptance of anal Papanicolaou (Pap) screening among men who have sex with men (MSM). Methods. Free anal Pap screening (cytology) was offered to 1742 MSM in the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study, who reported history of, attitudes about, and experience with screening. We explored predictors of declining screening with multivariate logistic regression. Results. A history of anal Pap screening was uncommon among non-HIV-infected MSM, but more common among HIV-infected MSM (10% vs 39%; P

Keywords: adult; anus tumor; article; attitude to health; early diagnosis; human; male; male homosexuality; middle aged; patient attitude; psychological aspect; statistical model; statistics; United States; vagina smear, Adult; Anus Neoplasms; Attitude to Health; Early Detection of Cancer; Homosexuality, Male; Humans; Logistic Models; Male; Middle Aged; Patient Acceptance of Health Care; United States; Vaginal Smears (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301237

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