Gay and bisexual men who report anal sex stigma alongside discomfort discussing anal sex with health workers are less likely to have ever received an anal …

BA Kutner, JM Simoni, W DeWitt, MM Gaisa… - LGBT health, 2022 - liebertpub.com
Purpose: We sought to determine whether stigma toward anal sexuality was associated with
having ever received an anal examination or anal swab among gay and bisexual men …

Anal cancer screening: barriers and facilitators among ethnically diverse gay, bisexual, transgender, and other men who have sex with men

PA Newman, KJ Roberts, E Masongsong… - Journal of gay & …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Knowledge and beliefs about anal cancer screening among gay and other men who have
sex with men remains unclear, despite data that suggests significant risk for intra-anal HPV …

Does stigma toward anal sexuality impede HIV prevention among men who have sex with men in the United States? A structural equation modeling assessment

BA Kutner, JM Simoni, KM King… - The journal of sexual …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Introduction Men who have sex with men (MSM) are suboptimally engaged in efficacious
HIV interventions, due in part to stigma. Aim We sought to validate the Anal Health Stigma …

How stigma toward anal sexuality promotes concealment and impedes health-seeking behavior in the US among cisgender men who have sex with men

BA Kutner, JM Simoni, FM Aunon, E Creegan… - Archives of sexual …, 2021 - Springer
Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM) experience alarming HIV
disparities alongside sub-optimal engagement in HIV interventions. Among MSM, stigma …

Exploring the perceptions of anal cancer screening and behaviors among gay and bisexual men infected with HIV

AM Koskan, N LeBlanc, I Rosa-Cunha - 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Background The incidence of anal cancer is on the rise among HIV-infected men who have
sex with men (MSM). Given the increasing availability of screening, this study explored anal …

Shared decision-making around anal cancer screening among black bisexual and gay men in the USA

ME Acree, M McNulty, O Blocker… - Culture, health & …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Shared decision-making is a strategy to achieve health equity by strengthening patient–
provider relationships and improve health outcomes. There is a paucity of research …

“Talking about it publicly made me feel both curious and Embarrassed”: acceptability, feasibility, and appropriateness of a stigma-mitigation training to increase Health …

BA Kutner, Y Wu, IC Balán, K Meyers - AIDS and Behavior, 2020 - Springer
Health workers report challenges to broaching sexual behavior with gay and bisexual men
(MSM). We conducted a stigma-mitigation training to increase provider-initiated …

Anal cancer prevention perspectives among foreign-born Latino HIV-infected gay and bisexual men

AM Koskan, M Fernandez-Pineda - Cancer Control, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
This study explores understanding of primary and secondary prevention of anal cancer
among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected foreign-born Latino gay and bisexual …

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 …

RA Flores, JM Wilkerson, A Travis… - Culture, Health & …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
While rare in the larger population, anal cancer incidence is significantly higher in groups
such as sexual minority men and people living with HIV. This qualitative analysis examined …

Self-reported anal symptoms and their association with anal pathology among gay and bisexual men: a cross-sectional observational analysis

SL Goddard, IM Poynten, K Petoumenos, F Jin… - Sexual …, 2021 - CSIRO Publishing
Background Anal symptoms may indicate serious pathology. Receptive anal intercourse
(RAI) and sexually transmissible infections (STIs) may contribute to a higher prevalence of …