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

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

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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

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  • D'Souza, G. & Rajan, S.D. & Bhatia, R. & Cranston, R.D. & Plankey, M.W. & Silvestre, A. & Ostrow, D.G. & Wiley, D. & Shah, N. & Brewer, N.T., 2013. "Uptake and predictors of anal cancer screening in men who have sex with men," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 103(9), pages 88-95.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2013.301237_1
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301237
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