Open AccessHigh prevalence and incidence of high-grade anal intraepithelial neoplasia among young Thai men who have sex with men with and without HIV
Author(s) -
Nittaya Phanuphak,
Nipat Teeratakulpisarn,
Surang Triratanachat,
Somboon Keelawat,
Tippawan Pankam,
Stephen J. Kerr,
Amornrat Deesua,
Patou Tantbírójn,
Saranya Numto,
Praphan Phanuphak,
Joel M. Palefsky,
Jintanat Ananworanich
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.195
H-Index - 216
eISSN - 1473-5571
pISSN - 0269-9370
DOI - 10.1097/qad.0b013e328360a509
Subject(s) - men who have sex with men , medicine , anal cancer , incidence (geometry) , confidence interval , hazard ratio , gynecology , demography , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , cancer , virology , syphilis , physics , sociology , optics
Men who have sex with men (MSM) are at elevated risk of having anal cancer. However, the prevalence and incidence among MSM of high-grade anal intraepithelial neoplasia (HGAIN), the putative precursor of anal cancer, is understudied, particularly in Asians.