| Squamous cell carcinoma of the anus | SCCA |
| Human Papilloma Virus | HPV |
| low grade squamous intraepithelial lesions | LSIL |
| high grade squamous intraepithelial lesions | HSIL |
| men having sex with men | MSM |
| randomized controlled trial | RCT |
| highly active anti-retroviral therapy | HAART |
| high resolution anoscopy | HRA |
| nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors | NRTI |
| integrase strand transfer inhibitors | INSTI |
| non nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors | NNRTI |
| protease inhibitors | PI |