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ArticleJournal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care

Establishing an Anal Cancer Screening Program in an Outpatient HIV Clinic: Referral Patterns and Patient Perceptions Survey.

Leonard A Sowah, Sarah A Schmalzle, Mariam Khambaty, Ulrike K Buchwald

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Article in Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Leonard A SowahInstitute of Human Virology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4389-1013
Sarah A SchmalzleInstitute of Human Virology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Mariam KhambatyInstitute of Human Virology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Ulrike K BuchwaldInstitute of Human Virology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6671-0115
University of Maryland, Baltimore · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

People living with HIV are at high risk for anal cancer (AC); however, the impact of screening for and treatment of precancerous anal lesions on AC incidence remains uncertain. In 2013, we conducted a survey of HIV providers evaluating the perceived need for an institutional AC screening program. Based on an overwhelmingly positive response, we established a dedicated AC screening clinic (including provision of high-resolution anoscopies) embedded within the institutional HIV clinic. Here, we describe that referral of high-risk patients in the first 3 years was lower than expected. Referral patterns suggest that screening practices vary widely among HIV providers within the institution. Anal cancer clinic patients who completed a perception survey rated the value of AC screening as high, with perceived positive health impact, and identified their providers as the main source of information on AC and AC screening. Our findings imply remaining provider-related barriers to AC screening.

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Health Plan ImplementationAdultAmbulatory Care FacilitiesAnal CanalAnus NeoplasmsEarly Detection of CancerFemaleHIV InfectionsHomosexuality, MaleHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedOutpatientsPapillomavirus InfectionsProspective Studiesanal cancer screeninganal dysplasiahigh-resolution anoscopypatient perceptionprovider barriers

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PMID31934806
PMCPMC6961137
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