Demographic, Behavioral, and Geographic Differences Between Men, Transmen, and Transwomen Currently on PrEP, Former PrEP Users, and Those Having Never Used PrEP.
Many recent studies have compared men currently taking pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to men not taking PrEP. However, less is known about demographic, behavioral, and geographic characteristics of men formerly, but not currently, taking PrEP. Using a 2017-2018 U.S. national, internet-based sample (n = 10,504) of men, transmen, and transwomen who have sex with men, we compared three groups based on their PrEP experiences. Results highlight individual-level financial and geo-contextual barriers to PrEP use that can inform prevention efforts to improve PrEP initiation and continuation for both PrEP-naïve and PrEP-experienced individuals, respectively.
['Westmoreland|Drew A|DA|', 'Pantalone|David W|DW|', 'Patel|Viraj V|VV|', 'Hoover|Donald|D|', 'Nash|Denis|D|', 'Grov|Christian|C|']
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Demographic characteristics Gay and bisexual men Pre-exposure prophylaxis, PrEP Sexual behavior