Health Care-Seeking Behaviors and Perceptions of Provider-Initiated Discussion of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Among PrEP-Naive HIV-Negative Men Who Have Sex With Men in Atlanta, Georgia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Given high rates of HIV among men who have sex with men (MSM) in the United States, there is a need to more effectively leverage the health care system to bolster promotion of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to at-risk MSM.

Methods

Using data collected from a 2018 venue-based cross-sectional survey, we examined factors associated with health care-seeking behaviors, discussing PrEP with a provider, and barriers to PrEP uptake among MSM. Associations between outcomes and respondents' sociodemographic characteristics and sexual behaviors were assessed using log binomial regression.

Results

Of 478 MSM, 247 (51%) were PrEP-naïve and HIV-negative. Although 85% of PrEP-naïve MSM reported visiting a health care provider in the past year, only 31% recalled having an

SUBMITTER: Trost SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7252285 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature