For Many Gay Men, PrEP Is Everythg While Untectable Is Not Enough

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Use of PrEP, or Tvada, an HIV preventn pill, jumped om 6 percent 2014 to 35 percent 2017. Awarens is high among gay and bisexual men.

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SOME GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN SEE PREP AS A 'SOCIAL PROBLEM'

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The Advote reached out to gay and bi men, as well as serodisrdant upl, who e the dg to hear their reasons. ML: I agree wh the World Health Organizatn, and I remend that all sexually active gay men be on PrEP.

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I am still shocked when I enunter gay men who have no ia what PrEP is and have never even heard advice would you have for other magic upl who are on the fence about PrEP?

PREP E JUMPS TO 35 PERCENT AMONG GAY AND BI MEN AT RISK OF HIV

HIV has affected gay men disproportnately the U.S. for four s. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) was veloped as a preventn strategy for dividuals at high risk of HIV fectn. Although highly effective, many gay and other men who have sex wh men ntue not to take PrEP. Rearchers have foced on sexual risk behavrs as the primary termant of who should be on PrEP and intified var objective systemic and societal barriers to PrEP accs. Public health measur have promoted PrEP based on the objective creria. Rearchers have recently begun to quire to subjective and relatnal motivators for PrEP age beyond self-perceived risk. Participants were reced through snowball samplg. Data were llected between Augt and November 2018 om PrEP ers (n = 7) and PrEP non-ers (n = 6). Data were analyzed a modified ground theory qualative analysis. The thirteen participants’ narrativ ntaed three superordate tegori: (1) what ’s like to be someone on PrEP, (2) an environment of changg sexual norms, and (3) the ntued importance of tn. The tegori prised ten them, each of which had var repeatg ias. The ten them were the followg: (1) PrEP’s social acceptabily, (2) PrEP and HIV stigma, (3) PrEP and sexual relatnships, (4) dissatisfactn wh ndoms, (5) negotiatg risk, (6) peace of md, (7) velopg a relatnship wh PrEP, (8) puttg yourself first, (9) PrEP awarens, and (10) PrEP logistics. The gay men our study took to nsiratn their social rol and relatnships, their personal beliefs, and emotnal histori as well as risk as proment motivators for PrEP e. They stated that PrEP e is associated wh their sense of belongg, tst, and secury about their sexualy. They also intified the most relevant aspects of the meditn (e.g., si effects, adherence, and awarens) to their liv. * on prep gay *

Nearly 70% of people livg wh HIV are homosexual and bisexual men – and thankfully the e of PrEP for HIV preventn is creasg among this group. Acrdg to a recent study, the number of gay and bisexual mal takg PrEP creased by 500% om 2014 to 2017.

THE RELEVANCE OF PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS GAY MEN’S LIV AND THEIR MOTIVATNS TO E : A QUALATIVE STUDY

However, only 35% of gay and bisexual mal who were at high-risk of HIV transmissn were takg the meditn. Homosexual and bisexual mal are typilly at a higher risk of ntractg HIV.

While takg PrEP should not by any means ter you om g a ndom durg terurse, n actually be que empowerg for homosexual men who prefer to bottom durg terurse. PrEP n also help to remove some of the anxiety that is experienced durg sexual terurse, as gay and bisexual men are often fearful of transmissn – particularly if a ndom is not worn or if breaks.

“I’M ON PREP, HBU?” – THE MEANG AND INFLUENCE OF PREP AMONG TAIWANE GAY COMMUNY 

There is scientific evince that the “2-1-1” schle provis effective protectn for gay and bisexual men* when havg anal sex whout a ndom. Some health partments the Uned Stat and some health anizatns Europe and Canada are offerg guidance for “on-mand” PrEP as an alternative to daily PrEP for gay and bisexual men at risk for HIV. * The term “gay and bisexual men” is ed to scribe men who intify as gay or bisexual, as well as men who have sex wh men who do not intify as gay or bisexual.

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e as enablg gay and bisexual men to vlate subcultural norms of sexual. epimic wh gay and bisexual muni. of HIV-negative gay and bisexual men the US would benef om PrEP, uptake has faced signifint barriers, cludg.

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