Table 1
Demographic Factors and Sexual Histories.
| NUMBER | PERCENT | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Participants | 107 | 100% |
| Marital Status | ||
| Single | 94 | 87.9% |
| Married | 6 | 5.6% |
| Cohabitating | 4 | 3.7% |
| Divorced | 3 | 2.8% |
| Religion | ||
| Christian | 102 | 95.3% |
| Muslim | 3 | 2.8% |
| None | 2 | 1.9% |
| Place of Birth | ||
| Liberia | 91 | 85.0% |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 2.8% |
| Ghana | 2 | 1.9% |
| County of Residence* | ||
| Urban | 81 | 75.7% |
| Rural | 26 | 24.3% |
| Education (highest level reached) | ||
| None | 8 | 7.5% |
| Primary | 1 | 0.9% |
| Secondary | 8 | 7.5% |
| High school | 51 | 47.7% |
| Post‑high school | 14 | 13.1% |
| College | 24 | 22.4% |
| HIV tested | ||
| Yes | 83 | 77.6% |
| No | 24 | 22.4% |
| Self‑reported HIV status? | ||
| Positive | 21 | 19.6% |
| Negative/unsure | 86 | 81.4% |
| Alcohol use frequency (per week) | ||
| More than 10 drinks | 7 | 6.5% |
| 5–10 drinks | 14 | 13.1% |
| 3–5 drinks | 17 | 15.9% |
| 1–2 drinks | 28 | 26.2% |
| Shares needles when using IV drugs | ||
| Yes | 2 | 1.9% |
| No | 105 | 98.1% |
| Type of anal sex | ||
| Penetrative | 41 | 38.3% |
| Receptive | 26 | 24.3% |
| Both penetrative and receptive | 32 | 29.9% |
| Age of first sexual intercourse | ||
| Younger than 15 years old | 22 | 20.6% |
| 15–20 years old | 73 | 68.2% |
| 21–25 years old | 11 | 10.3% |
| Older than 26 years old | 1 | 0.9% |
| Unprotected sex in the last year | ||
| More than 10 times | 6 | 5.6% |
| 5–10 times | 7 | 6.5% |
| 1–4 times | 45 | 42.1% |
| Never | 49 | 45.8% |
| Number of sexual partners in lifetime | ||
| More than 20 people | 40 | 37.4% |
| 11–20 people | 13 | 12.1% |
| 5–10 people | 23 | 21.5% |
| 1–4 people | 31 | 29.0% |
| Sexual partners in the last 6 months | ||
| More than 20 people | 4 | 3.7% |
| 11–20 people | 5 | 5.6% |
| 5–10 people | 11 | 10.3% |
| 1–4 people | 74 | 69.2% |
| 0 people | 9 | 8.4% |
| Current partner circumcised | ||
| Yes | 102 | 95.3% |
| No | 4 | 3.7% |
Figure 1
Screen‑triage‑treat management pathway for aHSIL among MSM participants in Liberia.
MSM, men who have sex with men; hrHPV, high‑risk human papillomavirus; HRA, high‑resolution anoscopy; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; aHSIL, atypical high‑grade squamous intraepithelial lesion; IRC, infrared coagulation.
Figure 2
Performance of high‑resolution anoscopy with infrared coagulation.
Demonstration of using high‑resolution anoscopy with a magnified anoscope (white instrument) and infrared coagulation (black instrument) to treat anal high‑grade squamous intraepithelial lesions at Redemption Hospital as a method for reducing anal cancer development.