Belief in Treatment as Prevention and Its Relationship to HIV Status and Behavioral Risk.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We evaluated attitudes toward treatment as prevention (TasP) among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBM) in Vancouver, Canada.

Methods

Sexually active GBM, aged ≥16 years, were recruited between 2012 and 2015 using respondent-driven sampling. At each 6-month follow-up, participants completed a computer-administered questionnaire and nursing visit. Repeated-measures latent class analysis, grouped by self-reported serostatus, identified patterns of TasP endorsement by considering TasP-related awareness, attitudes, and behavior. Binary logistic regression identified covariates of class membership. Bivariate interactions with visit number identified factors associated with longitudinal changes in class membership.

Results

A total of 774 men p

SUBMITTER: Card KG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5753790 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature