Table 1 Overview of studies with data on anal HPV detection among men who have sex with men aged ≤ 25 years

(i) Kiviat, 1993 [16]; (ii) Critchlow, 1998 [17]

(i) Homosexual men attending an STD clinic in Seattle (ii) Homosexual men attending a community-based clinic for HIV screening in Seattle

(i) Age 16–50; being homosexual or bisexual. (ii) Age ≥18; having sex with other men

854

58^b

Clinician collected

PCR; primers MY09 and MY11

PCR: 6,11,16,18,31 33, 35,39 and 45

Moscicki, 2003 [18]

Adolescents in primary care centres in 13 US cities who were at high risk of HIV infection

Age 13–18; having high-risk behaviours and/or injecting drug use

83

25^c

Clinician collected

PCR, primers MY09, MY11 and HMB01

16,18,31,33,39,42, 44,45,51,52, 56 and 58

Nyitray, 2011[7]

MSM from the general population, universities, STD clinics and organized health care systems in Sao Paulo, Cuernavaca, Tampa.

Age 18–70; having no prior penile or anal cancer or genital warts and no current HIV/STD diagnosis

176

46

Clinician collected

PCR;the QIAamp Media MDx kit (Qiagen); primers PGMY09/11

6,11,16,18,26,31,33, 35,39,40,42,45, 51–56,58,59,61,62,64, 66–73,81-84, IS39 and CP6108

Gilbert, 2011 [20]

MSM recruited from bars, festivals, associations, community events, bathhouses, and businesses in Vancouver

Age ≥19; identifying as a man who has ever had sex with men

178

30

Self collected

PCR; PCR and Linear Array kit (Roche); primers PGMY.

36 types including 6,11,16,18

Goldstone, 2011[19]

MSM in a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded trial of HPV vaccination in 14 countries

Age 16–26; having ≤ 5 lifetime male and/or female sexual partners; having had penetrative intercourse, including oral sex

602

539

Clinician collected

PCR; QIAamp DNA kit (Qiagen); primers based on published L1, E6 and E7 sequences.

6,11,16,18, 31,33,35,39, 45,51,52, 56, 58 and 59