PrEP stigma: implicit and explicit drivers of disparity

SA Golub - Current HIV/AIDS Reports, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Despite its promise as an HIV prevention strategy, PrEP uptake
remains slow, especially among highest priority populations. One factor that may be …

How stigma surrounding the use of HIV preexposure prophylaxis undermines prevention and pleasure: a call to destigmatize “truvada whores”

SK Calabrese, K Underhill - American journal of public …, 2015 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Antiretroviral preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP; emtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate
[Truvada]) prevents HIV without penalizing sexual pleasure, and may even enhance …

Preexposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention in a large integrated health care system: adherence, renal safety, and discontinuation

JL Marcus, LB Hurley, CB Hare… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Background: Placebo-controlled and open-label studies have demonstrated the safety and
efficacy of daily oral preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in preventing HIV infection, but data …

Stigma and shame experiences by MSM who take PrEP for HIV prevention: a qualitative study

A Dubov, P Galbo Jr, FL Altice… - American journal of …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake has been extremely low among key groups. PrEP-
related stigma and shaming are potential barriers to uptake and retention in PrEP programs …

[HTML][HTML] Social, structural, behavioral and clinical factors influencing retention in Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) care in Mississippi

T Arnold, L Brinkley-Rubinstein, PA Chan… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a biomedical intervention that can reduce rates of HIV
transmission when taken once daily by HIV-negative individuals. Little is understood about …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring perceived barriers and facilitators of PrEP uptake among young people in Uganda, Zimbabwe, and South Africa

R Muhumuza, AS Ssemata, A Kakande… - Archives of Sexual …, 2021 - Springer
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is an effective HIV prevention strategy. Few studies have
explored adolescents and young people's perspectives toward PrEP. We conducted 24 …

A global estimate of the acceptability of pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV among men who have sex with men: a systematic review and meta-analysis

P Peng, S Su, CK Fairley, M Chu, S Jiang, X Zhuang… - AIDS and Behavior, 2018 - Springer
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a new biomedical intervention for HIV prevention. This
study systematically reviews the acceptability of PrEP among men who have sex with men …

Risk perception, sexual behaviors, and PrEP adherence among substance-using men who have sex with men: a qualitative study

ED Storholm, JE Volk, JL Marcus, MJ Silverberg… - Prevention …, 2017 - Springer
The antiretroviral drug combination emtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate
(TDF/FTC) taken as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is effective in preventing HIV infection …

[HTML][HTML] HIV preexposure prophylaxis and treatment as prevention—beliefs and access barriers in men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women: a …

JJ Matacotta, FJ Rosales-Perez… - Journal of Patient …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose While the annual rate of new HIV infections and diagnoses has remained stable for
most groups, troubling increases are seen in transgender women and racial/ethnic-minority …

Brief report: PrEP uptake, adherence, and discontinuation among California YMSM using geosocial networking applications

IW Holloway, R Dougherty, J Gildner… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
We investigated pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake, adherence, and discontinuation
among young app-using men who have sex with men in California (N= 761). Approximately …