Systematic review of racial disparities in human papillomavirus-Associated anal dysplasia and anal cancer among men who have sex with men

T. Walsh, C. Bertozzi-Villa and J.A. Schneider

American Journal of Public Health, 2015, vol. 105, issue 4, e34-e45

Abstract: We systematically reviewed the literature on anal human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, dysplasia, and cancer among Black and White men who have sex with men (MSM) to determine if a racial disparity exists. We searched 4 databases for articles up to March 2014. Studies involving Black MSM are nearly absent from the literature. Of 25 eligible studies, 2 stratified by race and sexual behavior. Both reported an elevated rate of abnormal anal outcomes among Black MSM. White MSM had a 1.3 times lower prevalence of group-2HPV (P

Keywords: African American; anus tumor; Caucasian; ethnology; health care disparity; health disparity; human; male; male homosexuality; papillomavirus infection; prevalence; risk factor; sexual behavior, African Americans; Anus Neoplasms; European Continental Ancestry Group; Health Status Disparities; Healthcare Disparities; Homosexuality, Male; Humans; Male; Papillomavirus Infections; Prevalence; Risk Factors; Sexual Behavior (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302469

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