Open AccessBrief Report: PrEPTECH: A Telehealth-Based Initiation Program for HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis in Young Men of Color Who Have Sex With Men. A Pilot Study of Feasibility
Author(s) -
Oliver N Refugio,
Mabel M. Kimble,
Cara L. Silva,
James Lykens,
Christian Bannister,
Jeffrey D. Klausner
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.162
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/qai.0000000000001873
Subject(s) - pre exposure prophylaxis , men who have sex with men , telehealth , medicine , family medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , telemedicine , stigma (botany) , confidentiality , health care , syphilis , psychiatry , political science , law , economics , economic growth
In the United States, young men who have sex with men (YMSM) of color represent a high number of new HIV diagnoses annually. HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is effective and acceptable to YMSM of color; yet, PrEP uptake is low in those communities because of barriers including stigma, cost, adherence concerns, and medical distrust. A telehealth-based approach to PrEP initiation may be a solution to those barriers. This pilot study investigates one such intervention called PrEPTECH.