The epidemiology and risk factors of anal and oropharyngeal human papillomavirus (HPV) in males living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV): A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 20; no. 5; p. e0320899
• Main Authors: Zhang, Mengni, Huang, Yajing, Zhang, Shipeng, Peng, Shunlin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 01.01.2025; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Anal Canal - virology; Anal cancer; Bias; Biology and Life Sciences; Cell cycle; Cervical cancer; Epidemiology; Females; Genotyping; Health risks; Heterogeneity; HIV; HIV Infections - complications; HIV Infections - epidemiology; HIV Infections - virology; Human immunodeficiency virus; Human papillomavirus; Human Papillomavirus Viruses; Humans; Immune system; Infections; Literature reviews; Male; Males; Medicine and Health Sciences; Meta-analysis; Meta-Analysis as Topic; Mortality; Oropharyngeal cancer; Oropharyngeal Neoplasms - epidemiology; Oropharyngeal Neoplasms - virology; Oropharynx - virology; Papillomaviridae; Papillomavirus Infections - complications; Papillomavirus Infections - epidemiology; Papillomavirus Infections - virology; Physical Sciences; Prevalence; Research and Analysis Methods; Risk Factors; Risk taking; Sexual behavior; Sexually transmitted diseases; Socioeconomic factors; Squamous cell carcinoma; STD; Study Protocol; Subgroups; Systematic review; Systematic Reviews as Topic; Vaccines; Viruses; United States > US; Europe

People living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are more likely to be infected with human papillomavirus (HPV), which can lead to anal and oropharyngeal cancer in males, increasing the complexity of the disease. The aim of this study is to learn more about epidemiological data and factors infl...