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- Title
Trends in Awareness and Use of HIV PrEP Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men who have Sex with Men in Vancouver, Canada 2012-2016.
- Authors
Mosley, Terrance; Khaketla, Moliehi; Hull, Mark W.; Montaner, Julio S. G.; Armstrong, Heather L.; Moore, David M.; Cui, Zishan; Sereda, Paul; Olarewaju, Gbolahan; Lachowsky, Nathan J.; Hogg, Robert S.; Roth, Eric A.; Jollimore, Jody; Edward, Joshua
- Abstract
Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (gbMSM) are at the highest risk for HIV infection in British Columbia (BC). Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has been recently licensed but is currently not publicly funded in BC. Using respondent-driven sampling, we recruited a cohort of gbMSM to complete a computer-assisted self-interview with follow-up every 6 months. Stratified by HIV status, we examined trends in awareness of PrEP from 11/2012 to 02/2016 and factors associated with PrEP awareness. 732 participants responded to the PrEP awareness question. Awareness of PrEP among HIV-negative men increased from 18 to 80% (p < 0.0001 for trend); among HIV-positive men, awareness increased from 36 to 77% (p < 0.0001). PrEP awareness was associated with factors related to HIV risk including sero-adaptive strategies and sexual sensation seeking. Eight HIV-negative men reported using PrEP. Low PrEP uptake highlights that PrEP access should be expanded for at-risk gbMSM in BC.
- Subjects
CANADA; HIV prevention; AIDS education; INTERVIEWING; PREVENTIVE medicine; PATIENT education; STATISTICAL sampling; LGBTQ+ people; HEALTH literacy; MEN who have sex with men
- Publication
AIDS & Behavior, 2018, Vol 22, Issue 11, p3550
- ISSN
1090-7165
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10461-018-2026-4