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ArticleJournal of racial and ethnic health disparities2026

Challenges to Adolescent Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Uptake: an Exploration of Black and Latino American Parents' Beliefs, Attitudes, and Receptivity to PrEP.

Tashuna Albritton, Karna Coulibaly, Tamara Taggart, Zaire Bartholomew, Olutobi Oridota, Eliza Springer, Miguel Munoz-Laboy, Paulo Pina

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Tashuna Albritton *Department of Community Health and Social Medicine, CUNY School of Medicine, City University of New York (CUNY), New York, NY, USA. talbritton@med.cuny.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-7592-4318
Karna Coulibaly *French Institute for Demographic Studies (INED), Aubervilliers, France.ORCID 0000-0001-5038-8523
Tamara TaggartDepartment of Urban-Global Public Health, Rutgers School of Public, Piscataway, NJ, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9240-1212
Zaire BartholomewUniversity of Connecticut Health Disparities Institute in Hartford, Hartford, CT, USA.
Olutobi OridotaCity University of New York (CUNY) School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Eliza SpringerCity University of New York (CUNY) School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Miguel Munoz-LaboySchool of Social Welfare, Stony Brook University, New York, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1259-5382
Paulo Pina *Hasbro Children's Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3831-027X

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Using Coincidence Analysis to Investigate Factors Affecting PrEP Initiation and Continuation in Southern ending the Epidemic CountiesP30MH062294 · NIMH · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI Trace S Kershaw · 2001 to 2026
$48.5M
Research Center in Minority Institutions (RCMI) at City CollegeU54MD017979 · NIMHD · CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK · PI M. Felice Marina GHILARDI · 2024 to 2026
$15.9M
NIMHD NIH HHS U54 MD017979NIMH NIH HHS P30MH062294
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Abstract

backgroundPre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake among adolescents has been slow. This has been attributed to factors such as stigma, lack of PrEP awareness, financial burdens, and provider apprehension about prescribing PrEP. In this study, we sought to understand the impact of familial factors on PrEP uptake among youth.

methodsWe conducted three focus groups with parents of Black and Latino adolescents to gather insights about attitudes, beliefs and receptivity to PrEP uptake among adolescents. Parents were recruited through a teen health clinic in New York City. Data were transcribed, codes were developed, data were coded, and an inductive and deductive analytical approach was employed.

resultsWe recruited 26 parents. Most participants were female (85%), Black (63%), and an average age of 41 years old. Emergent themes included adherence skepticism, preference for parental consent for PrEP, increased sexual risk-taking concerns, PrEP scientific merit skepticism, and medical mistrust. Subcategories of medical mistrust included historical precedence, governmental genocide conspiracies, and classism.

conclusionParents of Black and Latino adolescents have reservations about PrEP. Attitudes, beliefs, and receptivity to PrEP may have a significant impact on youth seeking and accessing PrEP. Increasing PrEP uptake may include trust-building within minoritized communities to assure parents and youth of just and safe health practices and including parents in HIV prevention initiatives, with special consideration to Black and Latino communities and families.

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Black or African AmericanHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHispanic or LatinoHIV InfectionsParentsPatient Acceptance of Health CarePre-Exposure ProphylaxisAdolescentAdultFemaleFocus GroupsHumansMaleMiddle AgedNew York CityBlack and Latino adolescentsFocus groupsHIV preventionMistrustParentsPre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)

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