ArticleAIDS and behavior2020
The Unanticipated Benefits of PrEP for Young Black Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Pre-exposure prophylaxis uptake among Black/African American men who have sex with other men in Midwestern, United States: a systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Pleasure and PrEP: A Systematic Review of Studies Examining Pleasure, Sexual Satisfaction, and PrEP.Journal of sex research · 2022Pooled it
- "The Main Concern is HIV, Everything Else is Fixable": Indifference Toward Sexually Transmitted Infections in the Era of Biomedical HIV Prevention.AIDS and behavior · 2021Trial
- "Why not take that pill?": A Mixed-Methods Study of Gender, Risk Perception, and PrEP Uptake Among Drug-Involved Heterosexual Couples Under Community Supervision.AIDS and behavior · 2026Article
- The Implications of HIV Biomedical Prevention for Perceived HIV Risk and Psychosexual Health among Sexual Minority Men in the United States.Archives of sexual behavior · 2025Article
- Black Sexual Minority Men's Experiences in MPowerment Interventions: Implications for HIV Prevention.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2025Article
- A latent class analyses of economic stability, medical mistrust, and barriers to care in relation to PrEP awareness in Black communities in Miami, FL.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- A qualitative study of Chicago gay men and the Mpox outbreak of 2022 in the context of HIV/AIDS, PrEP, and COVID-19.BMC infectious diseases · 2024Article
- Holistic Sexual-Reproductive Healthcare Services and Needs for Queer Individuals: Healthcare Providers' Perspectives.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The Implications of PrEP Use, Condom Use, and Partner Viral Load Status for Openness to Serodifferent Partnering Among US Sexual Minority Men (SMM).AIDS and behavior · 2024Article
- Perspectives on unhealthy alcohol use among men who have sex with men prescribed HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis: A qualitative study.Preventive medicine reports · 2024Article
- Intervention treatment distributions that depend on the observed treatment process and model double robustness in causal survival analysis.Statistical methods in medical research · 2023Article
- Talking to My Partners About PrEP: Factors Associated with PrEP-Related Communication in a Longitudinal US Study of Sexual Minority Men Living with HIV.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2022Article
- Beyond HIV prevention: Additional individual and community-level benefits of PrEP among Latino gay and bisexual men.PloS one · 2022Article
- A Scoping Review Investigating Relationships between Depression, Anxiety, and the PrEP Care Continuum in the United States.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Understanding, Contextualizing, and Addressing PrEP Stigma to Enhance PrEP Implementation.Current HIV/AIDS reports · 2020Review
- Perceptions of PrEP Use Within Primary Relationships Among Young Black Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men.Archives of sexual behavior · 2020Article
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Abstract
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is effective at reducing new HIV infections among adherent users. However, there are potential benefits of PrEP beyond HIV prevention that remain understudied, particularly among young Black gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM). In 2018, we conducted six focus groups (n = 36) in four midwestern cities: Milwaukee, WI; Minneapolis, MN; Detroit, MI; and Kansas City, MO with current and former PrEP users who identified as Black MSM. The focus groups covered medical care and provider experiences, patterns of PrEP use and adherence, relationships while on PrEP, and PrEP stigma. Results revealed four unanticipated benefits of PrEP for young Black MSM: (1) improved engagement in medical care, (2) reduced sexual and HIV anxiety, (3) increased sexual comfort and freedom, and (4) positive sexual relationships with people living with HIV. Findings from this study fill a gap in our understanding of the potential benefits of PrEP beyond HIV prevention. Public health campaigns and messaging around PrEP should incorporate such benefits to reach young Black MSM who may be motivated by benefits beyond HIV prevention.
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