Best practices for identifying men who have sex with men for corrections-based pre-exposure prophylaxis provision

PURPOSE: Men who have sex with men (MSM) who are incarcerated are at increased risk for HIV acquisition, yet there are challenges associated with disclosing sexual identity/orientation among people who are incarcerated. METHODS: The current study used semi-structured, qualitative interviews to explo...

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Autores principales: Brinkley-Rubinstein, Lauren, Peterson, Meghan, Zaller, Nickolas D., Wohl, David A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2019
Materias:
Short Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6717965/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30982117
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40352-019-0088-7
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Sumario:PURPOSE: Men who have sex with men (MSM) who are incarcerated are at increased risk for HIV acquisition, yet there are challenges associated with disclosing sexual identity/orientation among people who are incarcerated. METHODS: The current study used semi-structured, qualitative interviews to explore attitudes and awareness of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among 26 MSM who were incarcerated at the Rhode Island Department of Corrections. RESULTS: Participants noted variable levels of willingness to disclose sexual identity/orientation. CONCLUSIONS: CJ institutions should consider involving medical staff and outside agencies when using the CDC PrEP guidelines or consider a WHO-based, rather than behavior-based, approach to determining candidacy for PrEP.

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