Open AccessConstructions of HIV Risk Among a Diverse Sample of HIV-Negative Young Men Who Have Sex With Men Who Are Repeat Testers
Author(s) -
Jennifer K. Felner,
María Luisa Mittal,
Martin Hoenigl,
K Rivet Amico,
David J. Grelotti,
Alex Eanes,
Kristen M. Hess,
Jessica Crawford,
Laramie R. Smith
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.0000000000002614
Subject(s) - men who have sex with men , pre exposure prophylaxis , risk perception , context (archaeology) , psychological intervention , thematic analysis , risk assessment , medicine , public health , homosexuality , psychology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , demography , family medicine , qualitative research , perception , psychiatry , biology , syphilis , social science , computer security , nursing , neuroscience , sociology , computer science , psychoanalysis , paleontology
To end the HIV epidemic, HIV prevention and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) promotion efforts must reach young men who have sex with men (YMSM) at greatest risk for HIV. This study qualitatively explored whether common metrics used by clinicians, scientists, and public health officials to objectively assess HIV risk align with how YMSM conceptualize their risk for HIV and the factors that shape YMSM's risk perceptions.