作者
Erik D Storholm, Adedotun Ogunbajo, Carrie L Nacht, Chloe Opalo, Keith J Horvath, Phoebe Lyman, Risa Flynn, Cathy J Reback, Jill Blumenthal, David J Moore, Robert Bolan, Sheldon Morris
发表日期
2024/1/2
期刊
Behavioral Medicine
卷号
50
期号
1
页码范围
63-74
出版商
Taylor & Francis
简介
Black and Latinx transgender women in the United States (U.S.) are at disproportionately high risk for HIV. Although HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) reduces the risk of HIV infection, uptake and persistence (i.e., ability to continue taking PrEP over time) can be a challenge for Black and Latinx transgender women due to myriad social and structural forces. In this qualitative study, we present unique data on the facilitators of PrEP persistence from Black and Latinx transgender women who initiated PrEP and exhibited varying levels of persistence during a demonstration project in Southern California. PrEP persistence was assessed by collecting quantitative intracellular tenofovir-diphosphate (TFV-DP) levels on dried blood spot (DBS) samples collected at weeks 12 and 48. Informed by the socioecological framework, we conducted and analyzed interviews using qualitative content analysis to determine themes on …
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