The relevance of pre-exposure prophylaxis in gay men's lives and their motivations to use it: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

HIV has affected gay men disproportionately in the U.S. for four decades. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) was developed as a prevention strategy for individuals at high risk of HIV infection. Although highly effective, many gay and other men who have sex with men continue not to take PrEP. Researchers have focused on sexual risk behaviors as the primary determinant of who should be on PrEP and identified various objective systemic and societal barriers to PrEP access. Public health measures have promoted PrEP based on these objective criteria. Researchers have recently begun to inquire into subjective and relational motivators for PrEP usage beyond self-perceived risk.

Methods

Participants were recruited through snowball sampling. Data were collected between Augus

SUBMITTER: Alcantar Heredia JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8502319 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature