Perceived versus actual HIV risk among PrEP indicated persons with criminal legal involvement.

ABSTRACT: Individuals involved with community supervision experience multi-level obstacles impacting health outcomes. This is a high-risk period for HIV acquisition due to potential reengagement in unprotected sex and/or unsafe injection drug practices. This study aimed to assess the congruence between actual and perceived HIV risk and the degree to which individual, social, and behavioral factors impact risk perception among individuals on community supervision. While all participants were clinically indicated for PrEP, most participants (81.5%) did not consider themselves at risk for HIV (69.5%) or were not sure of their risk (12.0%). Among those with no or unsure perceived risk, 94% engaged in sexual behaviors that put them at-risk of HIV. Perceived HIV risk was associated with sharing injection

SUBMITTER: Krajewski T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11511634 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature