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ArticlePloS one2017

Willingness of community-recruited men who have sex with men in Washington, DC to use long-acting injectable HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis.

Matthew E Levy, Rudy Patrick, Jonjelyn Gamble, Anthony Rawls, Jenevieve Opoku, Manya Magnus, Michael Kharfen, Alan E Greenberg, Irene Kuo

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Article in PloS one, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers.

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33citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

33 citing papers in PubMed, 57 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Matthew E LevyDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Milken Institute School of Public Health at the George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States of America.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2164-1726
Rudy PatrickDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Milken Institute School of Public Health at the George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States of America.
Jonjelyn GambleHIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, STD, and TB Administration, District of Columbia Department of Health, Washington, DC, United States of America.
Anthony RawlsDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Milken Institute School of Public Health at the George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States of America.
Jenevieve OpokuHIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, STD, and TB Administration, District of Columbia Department of Health, Washington, DC, United States of America.
Manya MagnusDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Milken Institute School of Public Health at the George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States of America.
Michael KharfenHIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, STD, and TB Administration, District of Columbia Department of Health, Washington, DC, United States of America.
Alan E GreenbergDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Milken Institute School of Public Health at the George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States of America.
Irene KuoDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Milken Institute School of Public Health at the George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States of America.
Milken Institute · USGovernment of the District of Columbia · US

Funding

SWG 2: Cure Research Scientific Working GroupP30AI117970 · NIAID · GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Italo Mocchetti · 2015 to 2026
$29.6M
NCHHSTP CDC HHS U1B PS003261NIAID NIH HHS P30 AI117970
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesClinical trials are currently investigating the safety and efficacy of long-acting injectable (LAI) agents as HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). Using National HIV Behavioral Surveillance data, we assessed the self-reported willingness of men who have sex with men (MSM) to use LAI PrEP and their preference for LAI versus daily oral PrEP.

methodsIn 2014, venue-based sampling was used to recruit MSM aged ≥18 years in Washington, DC. Participants completed an interviewer-administered survey followed by voluntary HIV testing. This analysis included MSM who self-reported negative/unknown HIV status at study entry. Correlates of being "very likely" to use LAI PrEP and preferring it to daily oral PrEP were identified using multivariable logistic regression.

resultsOf 314 participants who self-reported negative/unknown HIV status, 50% were <30 years old, 41% were non-Hispanic Black, 37% were non-Hispanic White, and 14% were Hispanic. If LAI PrEP were offered for free or covered by health insurance, 62% were very likely, 25% were somewhat likely, and 12% were unlikely to use it. Regarding preferred PrEP modality, 67% chose LAI PrEP, 24% chose oral PrEP, and 9% chose neither. Correlates of being very likely versus somewhat likely/unlikely to use LAI PrEP included age <30 years (aOR 1.64; 95% CI 1.00-2.68), reporting ≥6 (vs. 1) sex partners in the last year (aOR 2.60; 95% CI 1.22-5.53), previous oral PrEP use (aOR 3.67; 95% CI 1.20-11.24), and being newly identified as HIV-infected during study testing (aOR 4.83; 95% CI 1.03-22.67). Black (vs. White) men (aOR 0.48; 95% CI 0.24-0.96) and men with an income of <$20,000 (vs. ≥$75,000; aOR 0.37; 95% CI 0.15-0.93) were less likely to prefer LAI to oral PrEP.

conclusionsIf LAI PrEP were found to be efficacious, its addition to the HIV prevention toolkit could facilitate more complete PrEP coverage among MSM at risk for HIV.

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Homosexuality, MalePatient Acceptance of Health CareAdolescentAdultAgedAnti-HIV AgentsDistrict of ColumbiaHumansMaleMiddle AgedPre-Exposure ProphylaxisSexual PartnersYoung AdultAnti-HIV Agents

Identifiers

PMID28827821
PMCPMC5565177
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