PrEP awareness and protective barrier negotiation among transgender people attracted to men in Aotearoa New Zealand.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Internationally, trans women are disproportionately impacted by HIV, encounter specific barriers navigating safer sex and face inequities accessing HIV prevention, including pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). Aotearoa/New Zealand (hereafter Aotearoa) was one of the first countries internationally to publicly fund PrEP in 2018, including for trans people. However, few data exist on PrEP awareness or sexual negotiation among trans populations to guide implementation. We present the first Aotearoa data on trans people's ability to negotiate barrier protection and awareness of PrEP efficacy and availability.

Methods

We used data from a large, diverse community-based nationwide survey of trans (including non-binary) people in Aotearoa: Counting Ourselves (N = 1178) con

SUBMITTER: Byrne JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9557014 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature