Associations in preventive sexual health service utilization and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) interest among young Black women in the United States, 2018
| Autor: | Darren L. Whitfield, Laurenia C. Mangum, Jaih B. Craddock |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Male Health (social science) Adolescent Social Psychology Sexual Behavior Sexually Transmitted Diseases Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Black People HIV Infections medicine.disease_cause Article Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences Pre-exposure prophylaxis 0302 clinical medicine Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Service utilization Environmental health medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Homosexuality Male Reproductive health Black women 030505 public health Biomedical intervention business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health virus diseases medicine.disease Hiv prevalence United States Female Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis 0305 other medical science business |
| Zdroj: | AIDS Care |
| ISSN: | 1360-0451 0954-0121 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/09540121.2021.1925213 |
| Popis: | Despite declines in HIV prevalence among all U.S. women, HIV remains a serious concern for Black women. PrEP is an effective biomedical intervention and has high acceptability among Black women. Therefore, offering PrEP, in addition to screening and testing for STI/HIV consistently, can reduce HIV risk among this population. We examine the associations of preventive sexual health service utilization (PSHSU) and PrEP interest among young Black women (YBW) (N = 209) in the United States in 2018. YBW, ages 18–25, completed a self-administered questionnaire, assessing sexual risk and prevention behaviors, HIV/STI testing, and PrEP interest. More than half of YBW were aware of PrEP and its benefits. YBW, who received an HIV test within the past three to six months, had higher odds of PrEP interest. The proportion of YBW who reported being interested in PrEP did not differ by PSHSU. Active contraceptive use was associated with PrEP interest. The results suggest YBW engage in preventive sexual health services, including HIV/STI testing, reproductive health, and sexual health behavioral counseling. Additional efforts should be made to normalize PrEP education for heterosexual, cisgender women at student health centers on college and university campuses, and other venues outside of traditional HIV/STI testing facilities. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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