HPV and anal cancer in HIV-infected individuals: A review
2014
HIV infection is one of the strongest risk factors for anal squamous cell cancer (ASCC). Most ASCC are caused by HPV, and most HPV-associated ASCC are caused by HPV-16. Anal...
Systematic review of strategies to increase men’s HIV-testing in sub-Saharan Africa
2014
OBJECTIVE: This systematic review summarizes evidence on the effectiveness of strategies to increase men’s HIV-testing in sub-Saharan Africa. METHODS: Medline, EmBase, Africa-Wide Information and Global Health were searched. Cluster and...
Interventions to modify sexual risk behaviors for preventing HIV infection in men who have sex with men
2003
BACKGROUND: MSM remain at great risk for HIV infection. Program planners and policy makers need descriptions of interventions and quantitative estimates of intervention effects to make informed decisions concerning prevention...
HIV and hepatitis C co-infection: Acute HCV therapy
2011
Purpose of review: Almost 10 years ago clinicians started to note first cases of an outbreak of acute hepatitis C (AHC) infections among HIV-positive men who have sex with men...
Fathers and HIV: Considerations for families
2010
BACKGROUND: Fathers are intricately bound up in all aspects of family life. This review examines fathers in the presence of HIV: from desire for a child, through conception issues, to...
HIV risk among men who have sex with men who have experienced childhood sexual abuse: Systematic review and meta-analysis
2012
Previous research has indicated a high prevalence of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) among men who have sex with men (MSM) in the United States, and has suggested that CSA history...
The rate of HIV testing is increasing among men who have sex with men in China
2012
OBJECTIVES: HIV infection is spreading relatively quickly among men who have sex with men (MSM) in China. Accurate knowledge of HIV status is of high importance for public health prevention....
HIV and hepatitis B and C incidence rates in US correctional populations and high risk groups: A systematic review and meta-analysis
2010
BACKGROUND: High Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) prevalence and high risk behaviors have been well documented within United States (US) correctional systems. However, uncertainty remains regarding the extent to which placing...
The effects of HIV counseling and testing on risk-related practices and help-seeking behavior
1997
In an earlier review of the behavioral effects of HIV counseling and testing (HIV CT), Higgins and colleagues (1991) found that the evidence regarding the ability of HIV CT to...
Interventions for anal canal intraepithelial neoplasia
2012
Background: Anal canal intraepithelial neoplasia (AIN) is a pre-malignant condition of the anal canal transitional epithelium that is associated with human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. The incidence and prevalence of AIN...
HIV prevalence among female sex workers, drug users and men who have sex with men in Brazil: A systematic review and meta-analysis
2010
BACKGROUND:The Brazilian response towards AIDS epidemic is well known, but the absence of a systematic review of vulnerable populations – men who have sex with men (MSM), female sex workers...
HIV intervention research for men who have sex with men: A 7-year update
2005
We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to locate, characterize, and summarize effects of behavioral HIV prevention interventions for men who have sex with men (MSM). We found 54 interventions...
