The relationship between anti-LGBTQ+ legislation and HIV prevention among sexual and gender minoritized youth.
AIDS
; 38(10): 1543-1552, 2024 Aug 01.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The aim of this study was to estimate the longitudinal associations of state-level anti-LGBTQ+ policies and county-level politics with individual HIV prevention outcomes among sexual and gender minoritized (SGM) youth.DESIGN:
Keeping it LITE-1 prospectively enrolled 3330 SGM youth and young adults (ages 13-34) at increased risk of HIV throughout the United States from 2017 to 2022.METHODS:
Semiannual surveys collected self-reported HIV prevention measures [current preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use, weekly PrEP adherence, HIV/STI testing in the past 6âmonths]. Geolocation was linked with state-level LGBTQ+ policy data and county-level election data. Generalized linear models with GEE estimated the single and joint longitudinal associations for two exposures [state-level policy climate (more discriminatory vs. less discriminatory) and county-level political majority (Democratic/swing vs. Republican)] with each outcome.RESULTS:
Among participants living in a state with more discriminatory laws, those in a Democratic/swing county had a 6-percentage point increase in PrEP use (95% confidence interval 0.02, 0.09) compared to those in a Republican county. Those living in a Republican county but a state with less discriminatory laws saw a similar increase (0.05; -0.02,0.11). Residing in both a Democratic/swing county and a state with less discriminatory laws, relative to a Republican county and a state with more discriminatory laws, was associated with a 10-percentage point increase in PrEP use (0.10; 0.06,0.14) and a 5-percentage point increase in HIV/STI testing (0.05; 0.00,0.09).CONCLUSION:
More progressive state and local policies were each associated with increased PrEP use, and together, doubled the magnitude of this association. PrEP is underutilized among SGM youth, and anti-LGBTQ+ policies may exacerbate this gap in coverage.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Infecciones por VIH
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Profilaxis Pre-Exposición
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Minorías Sexuales y de Género
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
AIDS
Asunto de la revista:
SINDROME DA IMUNODEFICIENCIA ADQUIRIDA (AIDS)
Año:
2024
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido