Exploring young people's attitudes to HIV prevention medication (PrEP) in England: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Young people aged 18-24 years old are a key demographic target for eliminating HIV transmission globally. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), a prevention medication, reduces HIV transmission. Despite good uptake by gay and bisexual men who have sex with men, hesitancy to use PrEP has been observed in other groups, such as young people and people from ethnic minority backgrounds. The aim of this study was to explore young people's perceptions and attitudes to using PrEP.

Design

A qualitative transcendental phenomenological design was used.

Participants and setting

A convenience sample of 24 young people aged between 18 and 24 years was recruited from England.

Methods

Semistructured interviews and graphical elicitation were used to collect data includi

SUBMITTER: Rathbone A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10953311 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature