The relationship between anti-LGBTQ+ legislation and HIV prevention among sexual and gender minoritized youth.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of this study was to estimate the longitudinal associations of state-level anti-LGBTQ+ policies and county-level politics with individual HIV prevention outcomes among sexual and gender minoritized (SGM) youth.

Design

Keeping it LITE-1 prospectively enrolled 3330 SGM youth and young adults (ages 13-34) at increased risk of HIV throughout the United States from 2017 to 2022.

Methods

Semiannual surveys collected self-reported HIV prevention measures [current preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use, weekly PrEP adherence, HIV/STI testing in the past 6 months]. Geolocation was linked with state-level LGBTQ+ policy data and county-level election data. Generalized linear models with GEE estimated the single and joint longitudinal associations for two exposures

SUBMITTER: Kelly NK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11239282 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature