ArticleAIDS and behavior2020
What If My Dad Finds Out!?: Assessing Adolescent Men Who Have Sex with Men's Perceptions About Parents as Barriers to PrEP Uptake.
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28 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 50 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Demand creation and retention strategies for oral pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention among men who have sex with men and transgender women: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC infectious diseases · 2023Pooled it
- Evidence and implication of interventions across various socioecological levels to address pre-exposure prophylaxis uptake and adherence among men who have sex with men in the United States: a systematic review.AIDS research and therapy · 2022Pooled it
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- Parental Engagement in Consent Processes for Enrollment in Biomedical HIV Prevention Trials: Implications for Minor Adolescents' Willingness to Participate.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2023Trial
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- Parent-Adolescent Relationship Quality, Sexual Health Communication, and Willingness to Support Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV: A Qualitative Study.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2026Article
- A Mixed Methods Investigation Examining the PrEP Cascade Among 13-18-Year-Old Latino Adolescent Sexual Minority Men.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2025Article
- Attitudes Toward and Beliefs in the Effectiveness of Biomedical HIV Prevention Strategies Among Emerging and Young Adult Sexual Minority Men.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2025Article
- Sexual and Gender Minority Adolescents' Preferences for HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Social Marketing Campaigns: Qualitative Preimplementation Study.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- Co-delivery of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and HIV testing among publicly insured adolescents and young adults (AYA) receiving medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD).Drug and alcohol dependence · 2024Article
- HIV/Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Knowledge and Acceptability of Rapid HIV Testing Among Transgender Adolescents in a Multidisciplinary Gender Clinic.Transgender health · 2024Article
- Experiences of Successful PrEP Uptake Among Adolescent Sexual Minority Men in the United States: A Qualitative Exploration.AIDS education and prevention : official publication of the International Society for AIDS Education · 2024Article
- Factors Associated with Planned Future Use of PrEP in the Next 3 Months and Likelihood to Use PrEP Among Black Cisgender HIV-negative Women in Texas.AIDS and behavior · 2024Article
- Understanding Oral Prep Interest Among South African Adolescents: The Role of Perceived Parental Support and PrEP Stigma.AIDS and behavior · 2023Article
- "I don't see myself represented:" Strategies and considerations for engaging gay male Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander teens in research and HIV prevention services.AIDS and behavior · 2023Article
- 'Oh, I don't really want to bother with that:' gay and bisexual young men's perceptions of barriers to PrEP information and uptake.Culture, health & sexuality · 2022Article
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Abstract
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is an effective HIV prevention strategy for high-risk adults and recently was given US FDA approval for use among adolescents. Yet, the barriers to medication uptake for this population are unique when compared to adult populations, as parents may be just as likely as prescribers to be gatekeepers to access. To better understand the role of parents in adolescents' attitudes towards PrEP, we surveyed 491 adolescent men who have sex with men (AMSM) ages 13-18, using forced choice and open-ended response questions. We measured perceived parent-PrEP supportiveness, hypothetical parent reactions to a request to initiate PrEP, and perceived positive and negative aspects of taking PrEP without parents knowing. A mixed-methods approach was employed. Results indicated a majority of AMSM had heard of PrEP and most reported their parents would be unsupportive of their taking PrEP. Teens perceived their parents would likely be angry, accusatory, and punitive if PrEP use was discovered, and that accessing PrEP independent of parents might increase their health autonomy, agency, and prevent awkward conversations about sex. Furthermore, a path model revealed that fears of parental reaction and poor self-efficacy to communicate with parents about PrEP significantly contributed to participants feeling PrEP was not "right" for them, and as a corollary, less interest in starting PrEP. The study suggests that improving parental knowledge of PrEP and encouraging parents to begin the conversation about PrEP could help increase uptake in AMSM.
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