Association between the geographic accessibility of PrEP and PrEP use among MSM in nonurban areas.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The US HIV epidemic has become a public health issue that increasingly affects men who have sex with men (MSM), including those residing in nonurban areas. Increasing access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in nonurban areas will prevent HIV acquisition and could address the growing HIV epidemic. No studies have quantified the associations between PrEP access and PrEP use among nonurban MSM.

Methods

Using 2020 PrEP Locator data and American Men's Internet Survey data, we conducted multilevel log-binomial regression to examine the association between area-level geographic accessibility of PrEP-providing clinics and individual-level PrEP use among MSM residing in nonurban areas in the United States.

Findings

Of 4,792 PrEP-eligible nonurban MSM, 20.1% resided i

SUBMITTER: Sharpe JD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9259757 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature