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ArticlePloS one2025

Willingness to use long-acting injectable pre-exposure prophylaxis (LAI-PrEP) among black cisgender women in the Southern United States.

Sylvia Shangani, Jaquetta M Reeves, Kristin Heron, Jessica M Sales, Kenneth K Mugwanya

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Article in PloS one, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Sylvia ShanganiDepartment of Community Health Sciences, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8095-233X
Jaquetta M ReevesDepartment of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3075-8061
Kristin HeronDepartment of Psychology, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America.
Jessica M SalesDepartment of Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.
Kenneth K MugwanyaDepartments of Epidemiology and Global Health, University of Washington, School of Public Health, Seattle, Washington, United States of America.

Funding

Developing a Community Health Worker-delivered PrEP Decision Aid to Facilitate PrEP Initiation in Black Women Seeking HIV Testing Services in Eastern VirginiaK01MH136935 · NIMH · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI Sylvia Shangani · 2025 to 2026
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NIMH NIH HHS K01 MH136935
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLong-acting injectable pre-exposure prophylaxis (LAI-PrEP) for HIV prevention may improve adherence for those with concerns with daily pills. Limited data exist on LAI-PrEP acceptability among Black women in the U.S., a population vulnerable to HIV. We assessed willingness to use LAI-PrEP among Black women eligible for PrEP in the Southern U.S.

methodsWe conducted a cross-sectional online survey of HIV-negative Black women from March to June 2022 in the U.S. South. Participants provided information on sociodemographic characteristics, HIV knowledge, PrEP awareness, and use, stigma, risk perception, medical mistrust, and healthcare access. Multivariate logistic regression models determined factors associated with willingness to use LAI-PrEP.

resultsOf 491 women, the mean (SD) age was 40.1 (17.5), 53% of participants had a college degree or lower, 79% were single, and 80% resided in urban/suburban settings. Thirty-nine percent were aware of PrEP before the study and 36.7% of women were willing to use LAI-PrEP. In multivariate analyses, PrEP awareness [adjusted odds ratio (aOR=2.37, 95% CI 1.40, 3.73, p < 0.001), having a personal clinician (aOR=2.01, 95% CI 1.10, 3.68, p = 0.02), HIV worried (aOR=1.78, 95% CI 1.09, 2.89, p = 0.02), and medical trust (aOR=1.41, 95% CI 1.03, 1.93, p = 0.04) were statistically associated with willingness to use LAI-PrEP. However, the healthcare stereotype (beliefs that healthcare is biased) had lower odds of using LAI-PrEP (aOR=0.94, 95% CI 0.89, 0.99, p = 0.04).

conclusionBlack women at risk for HIV are more likely to consider injectable PrEP when they understand HIV risk factors, are aware of PrEP, have a clinician, and trust the medical care. Implementing client-centered care interventions could effectively address medical mistrust and enhance engagement in HIV prevention services among Black women.

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Anti-HIV AgentsBlack or African AmericanHIV InfectionsPatient Acceptance of Health CarePre-Exposure ProphylaxisAdultCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansInjectionsMiddle AgedUnited StatesYoung AdultAnti-HIV Agents

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PMID40892731
PMCPMC12404456

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