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Street-involved youth who use drugs (YWUD) face an elevated risk of HIV acquisition and represent a key population for HIV prevention initiatives, including pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). However, little is known regarding the acceptability and feasibility of PrEP uptake and adherence among this multiply-marginalized population. Semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted with 24 street-involved YWUD (ages 17-24) to examine their perspectives toward PrEP; youth were recruited through a longitudinal prospective cohort study in Vancouver, Canada. Youth reported high levels of ambivalence toward PrEP despite engagement in HIV-related risk behaviors. This ambivalence was driven by misperceptions regarding HIV transmission, including stigmatizing associations between HIV transmission and personal hygiene. Such misperceptions led participants to enact strategies that were ineffective in preventing HIV transmission. Participants contested their inclusion as a “key population” for PrEP, which limited their enthusiasm for PrEP uptake and adherence. Participants also highlighted that wider social-structural inequities (e.g., housing vulnerability, poverty) that produced HIV-related risks were likely to undermine sustained PrEP use. Findings demonstrate the need for tailored implementation strategies to increase PrEP acceptability, including targeted education and anti-stigma interventions to increase awareness about HIV transmission. Interventions should also target structural inequities in order to fully address HIV risk and PrEP ambivalence.

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The perspectives of street-involved youth who use drugs regarding the acceptability and feasibility of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis: a qualitative study