Will Gay and Bisexual Men Taking Oral Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Switch to Long-Acting Injectable PrEP Should It Become Available?
- 14 September 2017
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in AIDS and Behavior
- Vol. 22 (4) , 1184-1189
Abstract
Oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is highly effective at reducing HIV transmission risk and is CDC recommended for many gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBM). We sought to investigate awareness of and preference for using long-acting injectable PrEP (LAI-PrEP) among GBM currently taking oral PrEP (n = 104), and identify their concerns. About half of GBM had heard of LAI-PrEP, and 30.8% specifically preferred LAI-PrEP. GBM with more concerns about the level of protection and drug half-life of LAI-PrEP had lower odds of preferring LAI-PrEP. Given that daily pill adherence is a challenge for some on PrEP, it is important to investigate the degree to which those on PrEP might consider LAI-PrEP as an alternative. La Profilaxis pre-Exposición (PrEP) es altamente efectiva en reducir el riesgo de transmisión del VIH y la es recomendada por los Centros de Control y Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC, por su sigla en inglés) para hombres homosexuales, bisexuales, y otros hombres que tienen relaciones sexuales con hombres (HGB). Buscamos investigar el grado de conciencia sobre y la preferencia por usar la PrEP inyectable de acción prolongada (LAI-PrEP, por su sigla en inglés) entre HGB que están actualmente tomando la PrEP oralmente (n = 104), e identificar sus preocupaciones al respecto. Aproximadamente la mitad de los HGB había oído sobre la LAI-PrEP (LAI-PrEP, por su sigla en inglés) y el 30.8% prefirió específicamente la LAI-PrEP. HGB con más preocupación sobre el nivel de protección y la vida-media de la LAI-PrEP tuvieron menor probabilidad de preferir la LAI-PrEP. Dado que la adherencia al tratamiento con un medicamento diario es un desafío para algunas personas que toman la PrEP, es importante investigar hasta qué punto las personas que toman la PrEP considerarían la LAI-PrEP como una alternativa.Keywords
Funding Information
- National Institute of Drug Abuse (R21-DA039019, K01-DA039030)
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