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Trial reportJournal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)2019

Perceived Versus Calculated HIV Risk: Implications for Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Uptake in a Randomized Trial of Men Who Have Sex With Men.

Jill Blumenthal, Sonia Jain, Evan Mulvihill, Shelly Sun, Marvin Hanashiro, Eric Ellorin, Sara Graber, Richard Haubrich, Sheldon Morris

Abstract readComparative StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 57 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Jill BlumenthalDepartment of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA.
Sonia JainDepartment of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA.
Evan MulvihillDepartment of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA.
Shelly SunDepartment of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA.
Marvin HanashiroDepartment of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA.
Eric EllorinDepartment of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA.
Sara GraberDepartment of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA.
Richard HaubrichGilead Sciences, Foster City, CA.
Sheldon MorrisDepartment of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA.

Funding

UC San Diego Clinical and Translational Research InstituteUL1TR001442 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI FIRESTEIN, GARY S, HOGARTH, MICHAEL · 2015 to 2024
$88.3M
VirologyP30AI036214 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI SONIA JAIN · 1994 to 2026
$78.4M
UC San Diego Clinical and Translational Research InstituteKL2TR001444 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI DEPP, COLIN A. · 2015 to 2024
$15.4M
NCATS NIH HHS KL2 TR001444NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001442NIAID NIH HHS P30 AI036214
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundInaccurate HIV risk perception by men who have sex with men is a barrier to HIV prevention. Providing information about objective HIV risk could improve pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake.

methodsPrEP Accessibility Research & Evaluation 2 (PrEPARE2) was a randomized controlled trial of men who have sex with men to determine whether an objective risk score affects future PrEP uptake. Participants completed a baseline survey to assess demographics, risk behaviors, and HIV self-perceived risk (SPR). The survey generated a calculated HIV risk (CalcR) score, estimating HIV risk based on reported condomless anal intercourse and sexually transmitted infections, and was provided to individuals in the intervention arm. Participants were contacted 8 weeks later to determine whether they initiated PrEP.

resultsOf 171 participants (median age 32 years; 37% Hispanic or non-Hispanic Black; median 5 sexual partners in the past 6 months), 81% had heard of PrEP, and 57% believed they were good PrEP candidates. SPR had poor agreement with CalcR (kappa = 0.176) with 38% underestimating their HIV risk. At week 8, only 14 of 135 participants had initiated PrEP with no difference between arms (CalcR 11%, control 10%, P > 0.99). The most common reason for not starting PrEP was low HIV risk perception. There was a relative decrease in SPR over time (P = 0.06) but no difference between arms (P = 0.29).

conclusionProviding an objective HIV risk score alone did not increase PrEP uptake. HIV testing performed at testing sites may be a crucial time to correct misperceptions about risk and initiate same-day PrEP, given enthusiasm for PrEP on the testing day to facilitate greater uptake.

Indexed as

Drug MonitoringHomosexuality, MalePre-Exposure ProphylaxisAdultAnti-HIV AgentsHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHIV InfectionsHumansMaleMedication AdherencePatient Acceptance of Health CareRisk-TakingSexual BehaviorUnited StatesAnti-HIV Agents

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PMID30422909
PMCPMC6331232

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