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- Title
Would the Siblings of Latinx Men Who Have Sex With Men Encourage Their Brothers to Use PrEP? Findings From a Feasibility and Acceptability Study.
- Authors
del Pino, Homero E.; Rojas, Edwin; Dācus, Jagadīśa-devaśrī; Durán, Petra; Martínez, Angel J.; Hernández, José A.; Ayala, George; Zea, María-Cecilia; Schrode, Katrina; Harawa, Nina T.
- Abstract
We explored whether siblings can be engaged in PrEP promotion. We used the Information-Motivation-Behavior model to develop and conduct surveys and dyadic interviews with Latino men who have sex with men (LMSM) and their siblings (n = 31) and three sibling-only focus groups (n = 20). For LMSM, only n = 14 (45%) agreed they would benefit from taking PrEP, yet n = 22 (71%) would take PrEP to make their sibling worry less about them, and n = 23 (74%) requested a PrEP referral. For siblings, n = 20 (65%) believed PrEP would benefit their brother, and n = 19 (95%) in the focus groups said they would take PrEP to help their brother get started. Qualitative results include (1) siblings' support for PrEP use, (2) explicit conversations about sex were not necessary for discussing sexual health, and (3) siblings wanted to understand what they could do to encourage their brother to consider PrEP. We conclude siblings can be engaged in PrEP promotion.
- Subjects
SIBLINGS; FOCUS groups; FAMILY support; MOTIVATION (Psychology); HISPANIC Americans; PRE-exposure prophylaxis; QUALITATIVE research; PSYCHOSOCIAL factors; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; RESEARCH funding; MEN who have sex with men; HEALTH promotion; SEXUAL health
- Publication
AIDS Education & Prevention, 2023, Vol 35, Issue 5, p390
- ISSN
0899-9546
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1521/aeap.2023.35.5.390