Open AccessUse of HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Associated With Lower HIV Anxiety Among Gay and Bisexual Men in Australia Who Are at High Risk of HIV Infection: Results From the Flux Study
Author(s) -
Phillip Keen,
Mohamed Hammoud,
Adam Bourne,
Benjamin R. Bavinton,
Martin Holt,
Stefanie Vaccher,
Bridget Haire,
Peter Saxton,
Fengyi Jin,
Lisa Maher,
Andrew E. Grulich,
Garrett Prestage
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/qai.0000000000002232
Subject(s) - anxiety , pre exposure prophylaxis , medicine , odds ratio , confidence interval , men who have sex with men , logistic regression , young adult , prospective cohort study , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , demography , psychiatry , immunology , syphilis , sociology
Many gay and bisexual men (GBM) experience HIV anxiety, particularly around condomless anal intercourse. HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is an effective HIV prevention strategy that may reduce HIV anxiety among GBM.