Social disparities on PrEP use and awareness among sexual and gender minorities using smartphones in India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a safe and effective HIV prevention strategy. However, in countries such as India where PrEP is driven by the private healthcare system and there is no centralized reporting, it is unknown which populations benefit from PrEP and which populations are being left behind.

Objectives

We examined and characterized PrEP use and awareness among the sexual and gender minorities using smartphones in India and found measures of association of PrEP use.

Design

This is a cross-sectional study design.

Methods

We used Grindr-a widely used geosocial mobile application-to conduct a national cross-sectional survey in India, including respondents who were 18 years or older and reported sex with men (those who identified as cis-gender

SUBMITTER: Agarwal H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11580082 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature