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ArticleAIDS care2019

Persistent stigmatizing and negative perceptions of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) users: implications for PrEP adoption among Latino men who have sex with men.

Ronald A Brooks, Omar Nieto, Amanda Landrian, Thomas J Donohoe

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Article in AIDS care, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07281378 (Reducing Co-occurring Substance Use and HIV Risk Among Stimulant-using Men at High Risk for HIV in the United States of America.), which is not on this map. Cited by 32 papers.

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32citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT07281378 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Reducing Co-occurring Substance Use and HIV Risk Among Stimulant-using Men at High Risk for HIV in the United States of America.

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of FloridaRan2026 to 2027Enrolled84ConditionsDrug Use Disorders, PrEP Uptake, PrEP Adherence, HIV Risk BehaviorArmsTailored Positive Affect Intervention, Contingency Management
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

32 citing papers in PubMed, 48 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ronald A Brooksa Department of Family Medicine , University of California , Los Angeles , CA , USA.
Omar Nietoa Department of Family Medicine , University of California , Los Angeles , CA , USA.
Amanda Landriana Department of Family Medicine , University of California , Los Angeles , CA , USA.
Thomas J Donohoea Department of Family Medicine , University of California , Los Angeles , CA , USA.
University of California, Los Angeles · US

Funding

UCLA Rapid, Relevant, Rigorous Implementation Science HubP30MH058107 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI RAPHAEL J LANDOVITZ · 1997 to 2026
$53.5M
Scientific and Technical CoreP2CHD041022 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI HIRAM BELTRAN-SANCHEZ · 2016 to 2026
$6.9M
The Influence of PrEP Stigma among Black and Latino MSM PrEP AdoptersR21MH107339 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI BROOKS, RONALD ANDREW · 2016 to 2017
$345k
NICHD NIH HHS P2C HD041022NIMH NIH HHS P30 MH058107NIMH NIH HHS R21 MH107339
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates the lifetime HIV risk is one in four for Latino men who have sex with men (MSM). Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) is an efficacious biomedical prevention strategy to help prevent the acquisition of HIV. At present, there has been limited uptake of PrEP by Latino MSM. Unfortunately, the negative perceptions and social stigma surrounding PrEP and those who use it may deter uptake of this novel prevention strategy, particularly among high-risk Latino MSM. In this qualitative study, we explore the experiences of using PrEP among Latino MSM. Participants were recruited using gay-oriented social and sexual networking apps to complete an interviewer-administered, semi-structured qualitative interview. Thematic analysis was used to identify emerging themes relating to perceptions of PrEP users and PrEP as an HIV prevention strategy. Major themes included: feelings of protection and sexual freedom; negative and stigmatizing labels associated with PrEP use; assumptions about sexual behaviors and perceptions of sexual risk taking and irresponsibility; and attitudes related to PrEP use in relationships. A striking but not prevalent theme was the perception reported by participants that monolingual Spanish-speaking Latino MSM are skeptical about the effectiveness of PrEP. These findings suggest that efforts are needed to address the stigmatizing and negative perceptions of PrEP that persist in the gay community that may deter adoption among Latino MSM.

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Pre-Exposure ProphylaxisRisk Reduction BehaviorSocial StigmaAdultAnti-HIV AgentsHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHispanic or LatinoHIV InfectionsHomosexuality, MaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedQualitative ResearchSafe SexSexual BehaviorAnti-HIV Agentscommunity perceptionsHispanicLatinomen who have sex with menpre-exposure prophylaxisPrEP stigma

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PMCPMC6338523
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