Table 1 Characteristics of men living with HIV who completed the human papillomavirus (HPV) questionnaire module in 2016–2017 in the Ontario HIV Treatment Network Cohort Study (OCS), overall and among those who have had anal Cytology or anoscopy (i.e., previously screened)
Demographic Factors | Overall Sample (n = 1677) | Has had anal Pap or anoscopy (Previously Screened) (n = 659) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, Median (P25-P75) | 53 | (45–59) | 54 | (48–60) |
Sexual Orientation | ||||
Heterosexual / Straight | 261 | 16% | 29 | 4% |
Gay | 1208 | 72% | 562 | 84% |
Bisexual | 116 | 7% | 37 | 6% |
Other men who have sex with men | 82 | 5% | 27 | 4% |
Race | ||||
White | 1164 | 70% | 513 | 76% |
African/Caribbean/Black | 183 | 11% | 43 | 6% |
Asian | 115 | 7% | 24 | 4% |
Latin American | 79 | 5% | 28 | 4% |
Indigenous | 62 | 4% | 22 | 3% |
Multiracial | 65 | 4% | 23 | 3% |
Education | ||||
Less than high school | 181 | 11% | 48 | 7% |
Completed high school | 281 | 17% | 103 | 15% |
Some post-secondary | 285 | 17% | 119 | 18% |
Completed post-secondary | 929 | 55% | 389 | 58% |
Gross Personal Income | ||||
Less than $20,000 | 599 | 36% | 208 | 31% |
$20,000 to $39,999 | 377 | 23% | 166 | 25% |
$40,000 to $59,999 | 260 | 16% | 93 | 14% |
$60,000 to $79,999 | 188 | 11% | 84 | 13% |
$80,000 to $99,999 | 93 | 6% | 36 | 5% |
$100,000 or more | 128 | 8% | 62 | 9% |
Year Diagnosed with HIV, Median (P25-P75) | 2001 | (1992–2009) | 1998 | (1991–2007) |
Years with HIV (diagnosed) Median (P25-P75) | 15 | (7–23) | 19 | (9–25) |
HIV Risk Factor (Hierarchical) | ||||
MSM | 1260 | 75% | 565 | 84% |
MSM-IDU | 111 | 7% | 50 | 7% |
IDU | 79 | 5% | 13 | 2% |
From country with generalized HIV epidemic | 84 | 5% | 7 | 1% |
Heterosexual (partner with identified risk) | 85 | 5% | 10 | 1% |
Other/No identified risk | 58 | 5% | 14 | 2% |
Ever on Antiretroviral Therapy | 1649 | 98% | 649 | 97% |
Self-Reported Previous Diagnosis of AIDS | 311 | 19% | 151 | 23% |
Familiar with HPV | 851 | 52% | 440 | 67% |
Knows someone with HPV-associated cancer | 200 | 12% | 117 | 18% |
Comfortable discussing anal health with doctor | 1360 | 84% | 585 | 89% |
Perceived lifetime chance of anal cancer | ||||
Don’t know | 205 | 13% | 74 | 11% |
No chance | 317 | 20% | 90 | 14% |
Low chance | 717 | 44% | 265 | 40% |
Moderate chance | 269 | 16% | 142 | 22% |
High | 68 | 4% | 45 | 7% |
Certain I will get it or have it | 50 | 3% | 43 | 7% |