Racial and Ethnic Disparities in HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Awareness Among Men Who have Sex with Men

AIDS Behav. 2019 Oct;23(10):2706-2709. doi: 10.1007/s10461-019-02462-3.

Abstract

Racial and ethnic disparities exist in HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) awareness and care. We evaluated how racial and ethnic disparities in PrEP awareness among MSM presenting to a sexually transmitted disease clinic changed from 2013 to 2016. Among 1243 MSM (68% non-Hispanic White, 22% Hispanic, and 10% non-Hispanic Black), PrEP awareness increased overall, but awareness was lower among Hispanic and non-Hispanic Black MSM relative to non-Hispanic White MSM. Awareness converged among non-Hispanic Black and White MSM by 2016, but remained consistently lower among Hispanic MSM. Improved efforts are needed to address disparities in PrEP awareness.

Keywords: Black; Disparities; HIV; Hispanic; Men who have sex with men (MSM); Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP).

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anti-HIV Agents / administration & dosage*
  • Awareness
  • Black People / psychology
  • Black People / statistics & numerical data
  • Black or African American / psychology
  • Black or African American / statistics & numerical data
  • Ethnicity / psychology
  • Ethnicity / statistics & numerical data*
  • HIV Infections / ethnology
  • HIV Infections / prevention & control*
  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice / ethnology*
  • Healthcare Disparities / ethnology*
  • Hispanic or Latino / psychology
  • Hispanic or Latino / statistics & numerical data
  • Homosexuality, Male / ethnology*
  • Homosexuality, Male / psychology
  • Homosexuality, Male / statistics & numerical data*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis / statistics & numerical data*
  • United States / epidemiology
  • White People / psychology
  • White People / statistics & numerical data

Substances

  • Anti-HIV Agents