Beyond HIV prevention: Additional individual and community-level benefits of PrEP among Latino gay and bisexual men.

ABSTRACT:

Background

HIV infections disproportionately impact Latino gay and bisexual men (GBM) in the United States. Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) is a proven prevention strategy that can help reduce new HIV infections in this population. Unfortunately, PrEP adoption and persistence among Latino GBM remain low. The added benefits of using PrEP experienced by Latino GBM can provide important insights to inform the development of PrEP messaging to motivate this population to explore and consider PrEP as an appropriate and acceptable HIV prevention tool.

Methods

We conducted in-depth interviews with Latino GBM PrEP users to explore positive feelings and emotions, and additional benefits gained from using PrEP. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis.

Results

A total of 29 La

SUBMITTER: Brooks RA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9191695 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature