biostudies-literatureTeixeira da Silva DNIDA NIH HHSNIAID NIH HHSNIMH NIH HHSNHLBI NIH HHS191-199https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8103968biostudies-literatureUnknown86(2)<h4>Background</h4>Increased preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake among black men who have sex with men and black transgender women (BMSM/TW) is needed to end the HIV epidemic. Embedding a brief intervention in network services that engage individuals in HIV transmission networks for HIV/ sexually transmitted infections testing may be an important strategy to accelerate PrEP uptake.<h4>Setting</h4>Partner Services PrEP study is a pilot, randomized, control trial to improve linkage to PrEP care among BMSM/TW presenting for network services in Chicago, IL, from 2015 to 2017.<h4>Methods</h4>BMSM/TW (N = 146) aged 18-40 years were recruited from network services (partners services and social network strategy services). Intervention participants developed an individualized linkage plan based oJournal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)Embedding a Linkage to Preexposure Prophylaxis Care Intervention in Social Network Strategy and Partner Notification Services: Results From a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.PMC8103968R34 MH104058R25 DA028567R21 MH121187K12 HL143959P30 AI117943Teixeira da Silva DPyra MBrewer RBhatia RBlocker OPagkas-Bather JSchneider JABouris ARamachandran AHotton ADavis BHarris JMcNulty MRusie LKRidgway JPfalseEmbedding a Linkage to Preexposure Prophylaxis Care Intervention in Social Network Strategy and Partner Notification Services: Results From a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.<h4>Background</h4>Increased preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake among black men who have sex with men and black transgender women (BMSM/TW) is needed to end the HIV epidemic. Embedding a brief intervention in network services that engage individuals in HIV transmission networks for HIV/ sexually transmitted infections testing may be an important strategy to accelerate PrEP uptake.<h4>Setting</h4>Partner Services PrEP study is a pilot, randomized, control trial to improve linkage to PrEP care among BMSM/TW presenting for network services in Chicago, IL, from 2015 to 2017.<h4>Methods</h4>BMSM/TW (N = 146) aged 18-40 years were recruited from network services (partners services and social network strategy services). Intervention participants developed an individualized linkage plan based o2021-01-01T00:00:00Z2021 Feb2026-04-14T17:50:46.234Z2022-02-11T15:45:58.234ZS-EPMC81039683310993510.1097/qai.000000000000254810.1097/QAI.0000000000002548