Promoting Pre-exposure Prophylaxis to Prevent HIV Infections Among Sexual and Gender Minority Hispanics/Latinxs

AIDS Educ Prev. 2017 Oct;29(5):389-400. doi: 10.1521/aeap.2017.29.5.389.

Abstract

Sexual and gender minority Hispanics/Latinxs (henceforth: Latinxs) continue to be disproportionately impacted by HIV/AIDS in the U.S. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a biomedical prevention approach which holds significant promise for at risk and vulnerable populations. We discuss barriers and facilitators to uptake of PrEP among sexual and gender minority Latinxs living in the U.S. through an ecosocial lens that takes into account structural, community, and individual contexts. The impact of immigration status on PrEP uptake emerges as a major and recurrent theme that must be understood and addressed by HIV prevention programs aiming to promote an inclusive strategy for sexual and gender minority Latinxs living in the U.S.

MeSH terms

  • Anti-HIV Agents / administration & dosage*
  • Baltimore
  • Emigration and Immigration
  • Female
  • Gender Identity
  • HIV Infections / ethnology
  • HIV Infections / psychology*
  • Hispanic or Latino* / psychology
  • Hispanic or Latino* / statistics & numerical data
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Minority Groups / psychology*
  • Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis*
  • Sex Factors
  • Sexual Behavior
  • Sexual and Gender Minorities* / psychology
  • Transgender Persons
  • Vulnerable Populations

Substances

  • Anti-HIV Agents