Open AccessRacial and Ethnic Disparities in HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Awareness Among Men Who have Sex with Men
Author(s) -
Julia Raifman,
Lorraine T. Dean,
Madeline C. Montgomery,
Alexi Almonte,
Renata ArringtonSanders,
Michael D. Stein,
Amy Nunn,
Collette Sosnowy,
Philip A. Chan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
aids and behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.994
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1573-3254
pISSN - 1090-7165
DOI - 10.1007/s10461-019-02462-3
Subject(s) - men who have sex with men , ethnic group , medicine , pre exposure prophylaxis , health psychology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , public health , demography , health equity , gerontology , family medicine , syphilis , nursing , sociology , anthropology
Racial and ethnic disparities exist in HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) awareness and care. We evaluated how racial and ethnic disparities in PrEP awareness among MSM presenting to a sexually transmitted disease clinic changed from 2013 to 2016. Among 1243 MSM (68% non-Hispanic White, 22% Hispanic, and 10% non-Hispanic Black), PrEP awareness increased overall, but awareness was lower among Hispanic and non-Hispanic Black MSM relative to non-Hispanic White MSM. Awareness converged among non-Hispanic Black and White MSM by 2016, but remained consistently lower among Hispanic MSM. Improved efforts are needed to address disparities in PrEP awareness.