Open AccessEmbedding a Linkage to Preexposure Prophylaxis Care Intervention in Social Network Strategy and Partner Notification Services: Results From a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Author(s) -
Daniel Teixeira da Silva,
Alida Bouris,
Arthi Ramachandran,
Olivia Blocker,
Billy Davis,
James Harris,
Maria Pyra,
Laura Rusie,
Russell Brewer,
Jade Pagkas-Bather,
Anna L. Hotton,
Jessica P Ridgway,
Moira McNulty,
Ramona Bhatia,
John A. Schneider
Publication year - 2021
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.0000000000002548
Subject(s) - medicine , randomized controlled trial , intervention (counseling) , men who have sex with men , pre exposure prophylaxis , family medicine , interquartile range , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , physical therapy , nursing , syphilis
Increased preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake among black men who have sex with men and black transgender women (BMSM/TW) is needed to end the HIV epidemic. Embedding a brief intervention in network services that engage individuals in HIV transmission networks for HIV/ sexually transmitted infections testing may be an important strategy to accelerate PrEP uptake.