Missed opportunities for anal cancer (AC) screening in women living with HIV: results from a survey across the European region
Women with HIV are often omitted in national guidelines and practices for AC screening in Europe. Screening methods are often not accessible. More education of healthcare workers is needed about benefits of AC screening and HPV vaccination for women with HIV.
Authors
- Maria Mazzitelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0263-0703)
- Harriet Mortimer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8505-7097)
- Eva Orviz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2684-3431)
- Dagny Clea Krankowska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5616-6040)
- Elena Barzizza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6389-887X)
- Konstantinos Protopapas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5404-746X)
- Yvonne Gilleece (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9960-5389)
- Déborah Konopnicki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1214-9289)
- Hazal Albayrak Uçak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8001-0799)
- Karoline Aebi-Popp
- Alessandro Fanesi
Institutions
- Brighton and Sussex Medical School (GB)
- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (IT)
- University of Bern (CH)
- Université Libre de Bruxelles (BE)
- University of Padua (IT)
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (GR)
- Medical University of Warsaw (PL)
- University Hospital of Bern (CH)
- Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic (IT)
- Independent Sector (US)
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos (ES)
- Lindenhofspital (CH)
- University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Independent Age (GB)
- Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IT)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint-Pierre (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Sexually Transmitted Infections
- Published
- 2025-11-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2025-056687
- Primary Topic
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00