ArticleJournal of lower genital tract disease2021
Gay and Bisexual Men in the US Lack Basic Information About Anal Cancer.
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- Engagement and Factors Associated With Annual Anal Human Papillomavirus Screening Among Sexual and Gender Minority Individuals.Sexually transmitted diseases · 2025Trial
- Predictors of anal and cervical cancer screening uptake among adults with and without HIV: survey of a community-based health clinic network.Cancer causes & control : CCC · 2026Article
- Acceptability of an Anal Cancer Screening Chatbot Among High-Risk Men Undergoing Community-Based Screening.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2026Article
- Barriers to Screening for Anal Dysplasia and Strategies to Overcome Them.Clinics in colon and rectal surgery · 2026Review
- Anal cancer risk factors and HPV infection knowledge and awareness among Hispanic persons living with HIV in Puerto Rico.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Prevalence of anal cytology screening among persons with HIV and lack of access to high-resolution anoscopy at HIV care facilities.Journal of the National Cancer Institute · 2024Article
- Men who have sex with men experience low anxiety and few barriers to performing anal self or companion examinations: a qualitative study of the Prevent Anal Cancer Palpation Study.Culture, health & sexuality · 2024Article
- Awareness of the causal association between human papillomavirus and anal cancer among US adults.Cancer causes & control : CCC · 2024Article
- Screening for HPV-Related Oropharyngeal Cancer in Gay and Bisexual Men: Acceptability and Predicting Possible Use of "Oral Selfies" by Smartphone as a Secondary Prevention Approach.Venereology (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Psychometric Validation of the Patient Anal Cancer Knowledge Scale (PACKS) in a Cohort of Black and Hispanic/Latino Sexual and Gender Diverse Young Adults.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2023Article
- Integrating HPV Vaccination Within PrEP care Delivery for Underserved Populations: A Mixed Methods Feasibility Study.Journal of community health · 2023Article
- Are human papillomavirus knowledge and vaccine uptake associated with HIV status and social determinants of health in young sexual minority men?Preventive medicine reports · 2023Article
- Predisposing, Enabling, and Need-Related Factors Associated with Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Intentions and Uptake Among Black and Hispanic Sexual and Gender Diverse Adults in the USA.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2023Article
- HPV vaccination and HIV preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP): Missed opportunities for anal cancer prevention among at risk populations.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2022Article
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- Human Papillomavirus Prevalence and Vaccination Rates Among Users of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Prevention.Journal of primary care & community healthArticle
- Needs and Opportunities for Anal Cancer Prevention in Patients Engaged With PrEP Care: Development of Conceptual Model.Journal of primary care & community healthArticle
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Abstract
objectiveThe purpose of this study was to assess knowledge of human papillomavirus (HPV) as a cause of anal cancer among at-risk gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBM). MATERIALS AND
methodsSecondary analysis was conducted of cross-sectional data from 3 cycles of the Health Information National Trends Survey (2017, 2018, 2019). Results were reported for the subset of adults who identified as GBM (N = 212). Knowledge that HPV can cause anal cancer was the main outcome. Differences in knowledge were evaluated (using χ2 and multiple logistic regression) by demographic, health information factors, and access to care.
resultsSixty-eight percent of GBM were aware of HPV. Knowledge that HPV causes anal cancer was low (<20%) in the overall sample and sample of GBM (17.9%; 95% CI = 11.0-24.7). Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men were no more knowledgeable that HPV causes anal cancer than heterosexual men (14.8%; 95% CI = 12.9-16.9; p = .376). College-educated GBM had higher odds (adjusted odds ratio = 3.50; 95% CI = 1.02-11.97) of knowing HPV causes anal cancer than GBM with no college degree. No other factors were associated with knowledge.
conclusionsGay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men are largely unaware that HPV can cause anal cancer, despite high awareness of HPV itself. This is concerning given that GBM are at increased risk of HPV-associated anal cancer than the general population. Our findings suggest that information about anal cancer and health information about the benefits of HPV vaccination for anal cancer prevention are only reaching a small subset of college-educated GBM. Targeted anal cancer education programs are needed.
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