Fd out why the gay and bi men have cid to go on PrEP.
Contents:
- TST AND STIGMA AFFECT GAY UPL’ CHOIC ON PREP AND PEP
- DO HIV-NEGATIVE GAY MEN NEED CONDOMS IF THEY'RE ON PREP? HERE'S WHAT I TELL MY PATIENTS
- PREP FOR GAY MEN 101: EVERYTHG GAY MEN NEED TO KNOW ABOUT TAKG HIV PREVENTN MEDITN!
TST AND STIGMA AFFECT GAY UPL’ CHOIC ON PREP AND PEP
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Both relatnship-specific and stctural factors fluence whether upled gay men livg New York Cy choose to e pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP/PEP) for HIV preventn. Stigma om the gay muny and healthre provirs around promiscuy also prented barriers to PrEP uptake.
DO HIV-NEGATIVE GAY MEN NEED CONDOMS IF THEY'RE ON PREP? HERE'S WHAT I TELL MY PATIENTS
This qualative rearch was nducted by Stephen Bos, Dr Tyrel Starks and lleagu at Cy Universy New York and published the Journal of Homosexualy. Gay and bisexual men acunted for 66% of all new HIV diagnos the US 2017.
PREP FOR GAY MEN 101: EVERYTHG GAY MEN NEED TO KNOW ABOUT TAKG HIV PREVENTN MEDITN!
This dit that upled gay men have the potential to benef signifintly om bmedil preventn strategi, such as PrEP (taken on an ongog basis) and PEP (taken shortly after a spected fectn). 1 ln gay and bisexual men who uld benef om PrEP were prcribed 2016.
Semi-stctured terviews were nducted wh ten gay male upl New York Cy 2017 regardg barriers and facilators around PrEP and PEP e wh the ntext of their relatnships. Stigma me om two ma sourc: healthre provirs who were eher seen as unknowledgeable regardg PrEP/PEP or were judgemental regardg their e, as well as om wh the gay muny. The thors nclu by emphasisg the need for uple-specific terventns and stigma rctn orr to crease the uptake of bmedil terventn strategi: “PrEP and PEP msagg needs to be tailored toward gay men relatnships through addrsg their potential risk of HIV transmissn whout attackg the qualy of their relatnship.