Barriers and Facilitators to Oral PrEP Use Among Transgender Women in New York City

Christine Tagliaferri Rael; Michelle Martinez; Rebecca Giguere; Walter Bockting; Caitlin MacCrate; Will Mellman; Pablo Valente; George J. Greene; Susan Sherman; Katherine H.A. Footer; Richard T. D’Aquila; Alex Carballo-Diéguez

doi:10.1007/s10461-018-2102-9

Barriers and Facilitators to Oral PrEP Use Among Transgender Women in New York City

Christine Tagliaferri Rael, Michelle Martinez, Rebecca Giguere, Walter Bockting, Caitlin MacCrate, Will Mellman, Pablo Valente, George J. Greene, Susan Sherman, Katherine H.A. Footer, Richard T. D’Aquila, Alex Carballo-Diéguez

Bloomberg School of Public Health

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Abstract

Transgender women may face a disparate risk for HIV/AIDS compared to other groups. In 2012, Truvada was approved for daily use as HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). However, there is a dearth of research about barriers and facilitators to PrEP in transgender women. This paper will shed light on transgender women living in New York City’s perceived and actual challenges to using PrEP and potential strategies to overcome them. After completing an initial screening process, four 90-min focus groups were completed with n = 18 transgender women. Participants were asked what they like and dislike about PrEP. Participants identified the following barriers: uncomfortable side effects, difficulty taking pills, stigma, exclusion of transgender women in advertising, and lack of research on transgender women and PrEP. Facilitators included: reducing pill size, increasing the types of available HIV prevention products, and conducting scientific studies to evaluate PrEP in transgender women.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	3627-3636
Number of pages	10
Journal	AIDS and behavior
Volume	22
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-018-2102-9
State	Published - Nov 1 2018

Keywords

Barriers
Facilitators
HIV prevention
PrEP
Transgender women
Transwomen

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Social Psychology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Infectious Diseases

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