Facilitators and barriers affecting PrEP adherence among Thai men who have sex with men (MSM) in the HPTN 067/ADAPT Study.

ABSTRACT: The HPTN 067/ADAPT Study evaluated the feasibility, acceptability, patterns of adherence and coverage for three randomly assigned oral FTC/TDF pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) dosing regimens to prevent HIV infection. Using qualitative methods, we explored facilitators and barriers among a subset of men who have sex with men (MSM) participants in Bangkok, Thailand. Between August 2013 and March 2014, 32 HPTN 067/ADAPT participants joined in 6 focus group discussions, and 6 attended key informant interviews. Facilitators of PrEP adherence included use of strategies to have PrEP available when needed, simplicity in regimen requirements with recognition that more complex regimens may take some time to master, ability to plan for sex, receipt of social and technology support, ability to use a P

SUBMITTER: Chemnasiri T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6889057 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature