What's PrEP?: peer navigator acceptability among minority MSM in Washington.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Peer navigation is a promising strategy to link at-risk minority men who have sex with men (MSM) to HIV prevention services including pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP).

Methods

Thirty-two Black and 63 Latinx HIV-negative MSM living in western Washington completed a survey examining attitudes towards peer navigation and PrEP. Factor analysis derived a score for peer navigator acceptability, and linear regression identified associations with this outcome.

Results

Forty-eight percent were interested in peer navigation. Being insured, higher sexual stigma, and higher PHQ-9 score were associated with higher acceptability, while higher income and having a regular medical provider were associated with lower acceptability. In multivariable analysis, higher sexual sti

SUBMITTER: Pagkas-Bather J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7029512 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature