Considerable interest in pre-exposure prophylaxis uptake among men who have sex with men recruited from a popular geosocial-networking smartphone application in London
Autor: | Dustin T. Duncan, William C. Goedel, Matthew J. Mimiaga, Kenneth H. Mayer |
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Rok vydání: | 2017 |
Předmět: |
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Male Gerontology Adolescent Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Psychological intervention HIV Infections Smartphone application medicine.disease_cause Hiv risk Social Networking Men who have sex with men Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences Pre-exposure prophylaxis 0302 clinical medicine London Humans Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Homosexuality Male 030505 public health business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Middle Aged Mobile Applications Confidence interval Risk perception Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Smartphone 0305 other medical science business |
Zdroj: | Global Public Health. 14:112-121 |
ISSN: | 1744-1706 1744-1692 |
Popis: | Men who have sex with men (MSM) who use smartphone applications (apps) to meet sexual partners represent a high-risk subset of MSM. As such, the use of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) may be highly suitable. The purpose of the study was to evaluate awareness of and willingness to use PrEP among 179 HIV-uninfected MSM recruited in London who use these apps. Regression models were fit to assess the associations between perceived barriers and willingness to use PrEP in the future. Most (84.9%) had heard of PrEP and more than half (57.1%) were willing to use PrEP in the future if it were to become available. Low perceived risk for acquiring HIV (prevalence ratio (PR): 0.11; 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.04, 0.33) and concerns about PrEP-related side effects (PR: 0.01; 95% CI: 0.00, 0.04) were associated with being unwilling to use PrEP. Efforts to make PrEP widely available should be continued. Uptake interventions should focus on correcting self-perceptions of HIV risk and educate MSM about the potential side effects of PrEP use so that MSM can make more informed decisions about prevention options. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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