Preexposure Prophylaxis Modality Preferences Among Men Who Have Sex With Men and Use Social Media in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is available as a daily pill for preventing infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Innovative methods of administering PrEP systemically or topically are being discussed and developed.

Objective

The objective of our study was to assess attitudes toward different experimental modalities of PrEP administration.

Methods

From April to July 2015, we recruited 1106 HIV-negative men who have sex with men through online social media advertisements and surveyed them about their likelihood of using different PrEP modalities. Participants responded to 5-point Likert-scale items indicating how likely they were to use each of the following PrEP modalities: a daily oral pill, on-demand pills, periodic injection, penile gel (

SUBMITTER: Hall EW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4909393 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature