Barriers and facilitators to anal cancer screening among people living with HIV in Puerto Rico
Abstract Background Anal cancer (AC) disproportionally affects people living with HIV (PLWH). Although there are no consensus-based AC screening guidelines, experts recommend anal pap as a primary screening tool in settings where high-resolution anoscopy (HRA) is available. We aimed to assess barrie...
Main Authors: | Gabriela Cruz, Jeslie M. Ramos-Cartagena, José L. Torres-Russe, Vivian Colón-López, Karen J. Ortiz-Ortiz, Luis Pericchi, Ashish A. Deshmukh, Ana Patricia Ortiz |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-10-01
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Series: | BMC Public Health |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16847-6 |
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