Health Service- and Provider-Level Factors Influencing Engagement in HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Care Among Male Sex Workers.

ABSTRACT: Multilevel barriers to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) care among male sex workers (MSW) include aspects of interactions with health services and providers. We examined relationships between health service- and provider-level factors and PrEP care among MSW. Between 2017 and 2019, we enrolled 111 MSW in the Northeast United States who were not on PrEP, but expressed interest in potentially using PrEP, in a behavioral intervention to promote PrEP uptake and adherence. Using baseline data, we examined whether having a primary care provider, past year frequency of medical visits, comfort discussing sexual practices with providers, and transportation difficulties to accessing general health care were associated with PrEP use self-efficacy, anticipated barriers to PrEP uptake, adherence, and re

SUBMITTER: Valente PK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8380801 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature