PrEP Willingness and Adherence Self-Efficacy Among Men Who have Sex with Men with Recent Condomless Anal Sex in Urban China

Abstract This study investigates PrEP willingness, adherence self-efficacy and potential impact of PrEP among HIV-negative, Chinese men who have sex with men (MSM; n = 622) with recent condomless anal sex. Facilitative factors of PrEP willingness included migrant status, sexual risk, and prior PrEP use, whereas barriers included concerns over being treated as an HIV/AIDS patient, recent HIV testing, identity concealment, and HIV prevention service usage. Adherence self-efficacy was associated with PrEP knowledge and confidence in PrEP efficacy of HIV prevention. A total of 39.3% anticipated increase in sex partners, 25.6% anticipated decrease in condom use, and 38.0% anticipated increased HIV testing following PrEP uptake. Results suggest a two-step approach to (1) promote PrEP acceptance among Chinese MSM and (2) enhance adherence and risk monitoring among PrEP-willing MSM. Efforts to reduce stigma, incorporate PrEP in the HIV prevention continuum, and increase PrEP knowledge will be crucial to optimize PrEP implementation..

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Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:25

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Aids and behavior - 25(2021), 11 vom: 01. Mai, Seite 3482-3493

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sun, Shufang [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Cui [VerfasserIn]
Zaller, Nickolas [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Zhihua [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Hongbo [VerfasserIn]
Operario, Don [VerfasserIn]

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China
Men who have sex with men
PrEP
PrEP willingness
Stigma

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© The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2021

doi:

10.1007/s10461-021-03274-0

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OLC2077335734