ArticleInternational journal of behavioral medicine2021
Intersecting Barriers to PrEP Awareness and Uptake in Black Men Who Have Sex with Men in Atlanta, GA: a Syndemic Perspective.
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- Disparities in Awareness, Willingness and Uptake of Biomedical HIV Prevention Among Bisexual and Gay Men: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2026Pooled it
- Rural providers' attitudes toward integrating harm reduction strategies and PrEP prescribing into rural primary care settings in the US. Southeast and Midwest.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2025Article
- Implementation of Trauma-Informed Care into Clinical HIV Prevention and Care Settings: A Decade of Limited Progress.Current HIV/AIDS reports · 2025Review
- Sexual behavior stigma among cisgender gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in nine NHBS cities across the United States: Burden and associations with PrEP continuum and HIV care continuum outcomes.Stigma and health · 2025Article
- Perspectives and experiences regarding pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in a community sample of Veterans with unhealthy alcohol use: overall and across sexual orientation and gender identity.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2025Article
- Characterizing syndemic HIV risk profiles and mHealth intervention acceptability among patients in the emergency department.Psychology, health & medicine · 2025Article
- Examining the secondary impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on syndemic production and PrEP use among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBM) in Vancouver, Canada.BMC public health · 2023Article
- "Let's Be a Person to Person and Have a Genuine Conversation": Comparing Perspectives on PrEP and Sexual Health Communication Between Black Sexual Minority Men and Healthcare Providers.Archives of sexual behavior · 2022Article
- Risk Behaviors Associated with Patterns of Sexualized Stimulant and Alcohol Use among Men Who Have Sex with Men: a Latent Class Analysis.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2022Article
- Relationships among Substance Use, Sociodemographics, Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Awareness and Related Attitudes among Young Adult Men Who Have Sex with Men.Substance use & misuse · 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
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Abstract
backgroundPre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) can sharply reduce HIV transmission risk, yet has not been widely adopted among those at highest risk for HIV, including Black men who have sex with men (BMSM). To better understand the evolving landscape of PrEP uptake in this at-risk population, we sought to examine psychosocial factors associated with PrEP uptake in a sample of BMSM residing in the Atlanta, GA, area.
methodBMSM were recruited through online social media, LGBT venues, and participant referral, and self-reported demographic and psychosocial information via computer-assisted self-interview. Multivariate logistic regression was used to examine psychosocial factors associated with PrEP uptake.
resultsIn 293 BMSM, most (N = 260; 88.7%) reported awareness of PrEP yet few (N = 30; 10.1%) reported ever having taken PrEP. BMSM reporting more syndemic conditions were less likely to be current PrEP users (OR = 0.59; 95% CI: 0.36, 0.96). BMSM reporting recent condomless anal sex (CAS) with a partner met online (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) = 2.53; 95% CI: 1.07, 5.93), or who reported having chlamydia (aOR = 8.21; 95% CI: 1.42, 47.67) or STI-related symptoms (aOR = 4.35; 95% CI: 1.32, 14.37) in the past 3 months, or genital warts in their lifetime (aOR = 7.74; 95% CI: 2.47, 24.21) were more likely to have ever used PrEP. Sexual orientation stigma from health care providers was negatively associated with PrEP uptake (OR = 0.81, 95% CI: 0.68, 0.95) among BMSM reporting recent CAS and multiple partners.
conclusionSyndemic and stigma theories may inform strategies for improving PrEP uptake in BMSM.
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