Correlates Associated With Willingness to Start Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Among Young Black Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM) in Jackson, Mississippi

Lori M. Ward; Marino A. Bruce; Roland J. Thorpe; Leandro Mena; Amy Nunn; Richard Crosby

doi:10.1097/FCH.0000000000000225

Correlates Associated With Willingness to Start Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Among Young Black Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM) in Jackson, Mississippi

Lori M. Ward, Marino A. Bruce, Roland J. Thorpe, Leandro Mena, Amy Nunn, Richard Crosby

Bloomberg School of Public Health

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Black men who have sex with men have the greatest risk for human immunodeficiency virus infection. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a highly effective prevention method. However, uptake in this group is extremely low. Data from a sample of 225 human immunodeficiency virus-negative young black men who have sex with men residing in Jackson, Mississippi, were analyzed to examine correlates associated with willingness to start PrEP. Consistent condom users for both insertive and receptive sex were more likely to be willing to start PrEP than inconsistent condom users. Heterogeneity among this high-risk population is an important consideration for future studies assessing PrEP uptake and evaluating prevention efforts.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	189-196
Number of pages	8
Journal	Family and Community Health
Volume	42
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/FCH.0000000000000225
State	Published - Jul 1 2019

Keywords

African Americans
HIV prevention
men's health
pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)
sexual health

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Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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