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New public health research from University of North Carolina discussed

Published in AIDS Weekly, May 31st, 2010

Investigators publish new data in the report 'Gay and bisexual men's willingness to receive anal papanicolaou testing.' According to a study from the United States, "We assessed the willingness of gay and bisexual men, who have high rates of anal cancer that might be prevented through regular screening, to receive anal Papanicolaou tests. We surveyed a national sample of men aged 18 to 59 years who self-identified as gay (n=236) or bisexual (n=70)."

"Most respondents were willing to accept free screening (83%), but fewer would pay for the test (31%; McNemar's chi(2)=158.02; p<.001). Willingness to pay for screening was higher among men who reported greater worry...

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