ArticleJournal of AIDS & clinical research2015
Women want Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis but are Advised Against it by Their HIV-positive Counterparts.
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36 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- The barriers and enablers to accessing sexual health and sexual well-being services for midlife women (aged 40-65 years) in high-income countries: A mixed-methods systematic review.Women's health (London, England)Pooled it
- Women's Decision-Making about PrEP for HIV Prevention in Drug Treatment Contexts.Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS CareTrial
- Prioritizing Barriers and Facilitators to PrEP Uptake Among Black Cisgender Women: Key Factors Identified Through Nominal Group Technique.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Gay Community Connectedness, Internalized Homonegativity, and HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Attitudes and Use Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Georgia: A Mediation Analysis.AIDS and behavior · 2026Article
- HIV biomedical prevention knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors among U.S. women enrolled in a longitudinal cohort study 2014-2019.BMC public health · 2025Article
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- HIV Prevention and Sexual Health Conversations Among Women in Ending the HIV Epidemic Priority Communities: A Qualitative Exploration of Experiences and Preferences.Archives of sexual behavior · 2025Article
- Examining Perceptions Among Healthcare Providers on Their Awareness of and Experience with Prescribing and/or Referring Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis to Eligible Cisgender Black Female Patients: A Qualitative Inquiry.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Observational
- Acceptability and appropriateness of information sessions to increase knowledge and awareness of PrEP and TelePrEP among Latina Women.AIDS care · 2024Article
- Understanding Psychosocial Determinants of PrEP Uptake Among Cisgender Women Experiencing Heightened HIV Risk: Implications for Multi-Level Communication Intervention.Health communication · 2023Article
- Mapping Implementation Science with Expert Recommendations for Implementing Change (MIS-ERIC): Strategies to Improve PrEP Use among Black Cisgender Women Living in Mississippi.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2023Article
- Implementation of an Educational Intervention to Improve HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Services for Women in an Urban Sexual Health Clinic.AIDS patient care and STDs · 2023Article
- Characterizing Twitter Content About HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for Women: Qualitative Content Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Article
- Understanding Retention in the HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Cascade Among Cisgender Women.AIDS patient care and STDs · 2023Article
- Barriers to PrEP uptake among Black female adolescents and emerging adults.Preventive medicine reports · 2023Article
- Factors Associated with Intention to Initiate Pre-exposure Prophylaxis in Cisgender Women at High Behavioral Risk for HIV in Washington, D.C.Archives of sexual behavior · 2022Article
- Persistence on oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among female sex workers in eThekwini, South Africa, 2016-2020.PloS one · 2022Article
- Knowledgeable, aware / interested: Young black women's perceptions of pre-exposure prophylaxis.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2022Article
- "PrEP"ing for a PrEP demonstration project: understanding PrEP knowledge and attitudes among cisgender women.BMC women's health · 2021Article
- Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV Infection in Cisgender and Transgender Women in the U.S.: A Narrative Review of the Literature.Archives of sexual behavior · 2021Review
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Abstract
objectivesThe latest advancement in HIV prevention, Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), could reduce incidence among women. However, PrEP uptake has remained low among US women since its approval in 2012, while use has increased among men who have sex with men. This study addresses women's knowledge, attitudes and potential behaviors regarding PrEP. While HIV-negative women are the potential users of antiretroviral (ARV) medications for PrEP, HIV-positive women who have used ARVs could contribute immensely to our understanding of the complexities related to taking such medications. This study is the first to synthesize the opinions of both groups of women.
methodsWe conducted eight focus group discussions, segregated by sero-status; four with at-risk HIV-negative (20) and four with HIV-positive (19) women in Washington DC during 2014. Topics discussed include PrEP awareness, likelihood of use, barriers and target populations.
resultsPrEP awareness was almost non-existent and the HIV-negative women urged publicity. They expressed much enthusiasm about PrEP and wanted to use and recommend it to others despite recognizing potential complexities related to taking PrEP, such as side effects, access, duration and frequency of use. HIV-positive women were less supportive of PrEP for those same reasons based on their experience with taking ARVs. They preferred condoms over PrEP given relative efficacy, affordability, accessibility, and prevention of other STIs.
conclusionsThere is an urgent need for PrEP public health campaigns catered to the needs and concerns of women, most importantly bolster their awareness of PrEP.
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