Open AccessRisk Factors for Anal Human Papillomavirus Infection Type 16 Among HIV-Positive Men Who Have Sex With Men in San Francisco
Author(s) -
Alexandra Hernandez,
Jimmy T. Efird,
Elizabeth A. Holly,
J. Michael Berry,
Naomi Jay,
Joel M. Palefsky
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/qai.0b013e3182968f87
Subject(s) - medicine , men who have sex with men , anal cancer , hpv infection , population , confidence interval , relative risk , risk factor , gynecology , anal canal , demography , cancer , cervical cancer , immunology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , rectum , syphilis , environmental health , sociology
HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM) are at high risk of anal cancer compared with the general population. Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, particularly HPV 16, is causally associated with anal cancer. However, the risk factors for anal HPV 16 infection are poorly understood. We determined the prevalence and risk factors for anal HPV 16 infection in a population of HIV-positive MSM, most of whom were being treated with antiretroviral therapy.