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Understanding Influences on Intention to Use Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Among African American Young Adults.
Ayangeakaa, Suur D; Kerr, Jelani; Combs, Ryan; Harris, Lesley; Sears, Jeanelle; Parker, Kimberly; Sterrett-Hong, Emma.
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  • Ayangeakaa SD; Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA. suur.ayangeakaa@unc.edu.
  • Kerr J; Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health and Information Sciences, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA.
  • Combs R; Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health and Information Sciences, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA.
  • Harris L; Kent School of Social Work, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA.
  • Sears J; Department of Human Services, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, USA.
  • Parker K; Parker Owens Research Group, Dallas, TX, USA.
  • Sterrett-Hong E; Kent School of Social Work, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA.
J Racial Ethn Health Disparities ; 10(2): 899-910, 2023 04.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35290648
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), a potent medication for HIV prevention, shows promise for reducing HIV disparities. However, PrEP is not equitably utilized by all races and ethnicities in the USA. Its uptake is especially low among African Americans, who are disproportionately impacted by HIV. Understanding factors influencing low PrEP uptake among diverse priority groups of African American young adults beyond gender and sexual minority groups (e.g., cisgender heterosexual people) may increase PrEP uptake. Data were from the Afya project, a study examining the use of PrEP for HIV prevention among multiple priority groups of African American young adults at heightened HIV risk, using Theory of Reasoned Action/Theory of Planned Behavior (TRA/TPB) as a theoretical framework. Eleven focus groups (N = 63) were conducted in Louisville, Kentucky from June to November 2018 with African American young adult priority groups (18-29 years old): men who have sex with men, transgender women, and cisgender heterosexual men and women demonstrating heightened sexual risk. Data were analyzed using constructivist grounded theory techniques. PrEP awareness, knowledge, perceived HIV risk and perceived need for PrEP (behavioral beliefs) and adherence beliefs (control beliefs), opinions of others (subjective norms), and confidence in ability to adhere to PrEP (perceived behavior controls) influenced acceptability of PrEP (participants' attitudes) and, in turn, influenced intention to use PrEP either negatively or positively. Thus, understanding factors that create reticence to PrEP use provides useful insight for tailoring outreach interventions towards African American young adults to improve PrEP uptake.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Infecciones por VIH / Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida / Profilaxis Pre-Exposición / Minorías Sexuales y de Género Tipo de estudio: Qualitative_research Límite: Adolescent / Adult / Female / Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: J Racial Ethn Health Disparities Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Suiza

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Infecciones por VIH / Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida / Profilaxis Pre-Exposición / Minorías Sexuales y de Género Tipo de estudio: Qualitative_research Límite: Adolescent / Adult / Female / Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: J Racial Ethn Health Disparities Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Suiza