Awareness, knowledge, use, willingness to use and need of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) during World Gay Pride 2017.
OBJECTIVE:To assess the awareness, knowledge, use, and willingness to use and need of PrEP among men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women (TW) who attended World Gay Pride (WGP) 2017 in Madrid. DESIGN AND METHODS:Online survey. Participants were recruited through gay-oriented dating app...
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| author | Carlos Iniesta Débora Álvarez-Del Arco Luis Miguel García-Sousa Belén Alejos Asunción Díaz Nieves Sanz Jorge Garrido Michael Meulbroek Ferran Pujol Santiago Moreno María José Fuster-Ruiz de Apocada Pep Coll Antonio Antela Jorge Del Romero Oskar Ayerdi Melchor Riera Juanse Hernández Julia Del Amo |
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| description | OBJECTIVE:To assess the awareness, knowledge, use, and willingness to use and need of PrEP among men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women (TW) who attended World Gay Pride (WGP) 2017 in Madrid. DESIGN AND METHODS:Online survey. Participants were recruited through gay-oriented dating apps and HIV Non-Governmental Organizations´ social media. Inclusion criteria included being MSM or TW, age 18 years old or above, and having attended WGP in Madrid. Information regarding the participant's awareness and knowledge, use or willingness to use, and need for PrEP was collected, as well as sociodemographic characteristics. Participants were considered to be in need of PrEP if they met one of the following indication criteria: having practiced unprotected anal intercourse with more than 2 partners, having practiced chemsex, or having engaged in commercial sex-all in the preceding 6 months. Descriptive and multivariable analyses with logistic regression were conducted. RESULTS:472 participants met the inclusion criteria and completed the questionnaire. The mean age was 38, 97.7% were MSM, 77% had a university education, and 85% were living in Spain, mostly in big cities. Overall, 64% of participants were aware of PrEP, but only 33% knew correctly what PrEP was. 67% of HIV-negative participants were willing to take PrEP, although only 5% were taking it during WGP, mostly due to lack of access. 43% of HIV-negative respondents met at least one PrEP indication criteria. For HIV-negative men living in Spain, university education and living in big cities was associated with PrEP awareness. Lower education level and meeting PrEP criteria was associated with willingness to use PrEP. CONCLUSIONS:Our study shows that among MSM attending WGP 2017 in Madrid, there was limited PrEP awareness, low accuracy of PrEP knowledge, and a high need and willingness to use PrEP. Health authorities should strengthen existing preventive strategies and implement PrEP. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0c4619b80152409ca4bcaf1bc06fab5b2022-12-22T01:31:53ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032018-01-011310e020473810.1371/journal.pone.0204738Awareness, knowledge, use, willingness to use and need of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) during World Gay Pride 2017.Carlos IniestaDébora Álvarez-Del ArcoLuis Miguel García-SousaBelén AlejosAsunción DíazNieves SanzJorge GarridoMichael MeulbroekFerran PujolSantiago MorenoMaría José Fuster-Ruiz de ApocadaPep CollAntonio AntelaJorge Del RomeroOskar AyerdiMelchor RieraJuanse HernándezJulia Del AmoOBJECTIVE:To assess the awareness, knowledge, use, and willingness to use and need of PrEP among men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women (TW) who attended World Gay Pride (WGP) 2017 in Madrid. DESIGN AND METHODS:Online survey. Participants were recruited through gay-oriented dating apps and HIV Non-Governmental Organizations´ social media. Inclusion criteria included being MSM or TW, age 18 years old or above, and having attended WGP in Madrid. Information regarding the participant's awareness and knowledge, use or willingness to use, and need for PrEP was collected, as well as sociodemographic characteristics. Participants were considered to be in need of PrEP if they met one of the following indication criteria: having practiced unprotected anal intercourse with more than 2 partners, having practiced chemsex, or having engaged in commercial sex-all in the preceding 6 months. Descriptive and multivariable analyses with logistic regression were conducted. RESULTS:472 participants met the inclusion criteria and completed the questionnaire. The mean age was 38, 97.7% were MSM, 77% had a university education, and 85% were living in Spain, mostly in big cities. Overall, 64% of participants were aware of PrEP, but only 33% knew correctly what PrEP was. 67% of HIV-negative participants were willing to take PrEP, although only 5% were taking it during WGP, mostly due to lack of access. 43% of HIV-negative respondents met at least one PrEP indication criteria. For HIV-negative men living in Spain, university education and living in big cities was associated with PrEP awareness. Lower education level and meeting PrEP criteria was associated with willingness to use PrEP. CONCLUSIONS:Our study shows that among MSM attending WGP 2017 in Madrid, there was limited PrEP awareness, low accuracy of PrEP knowledge, and a high need and willingness to use PrEP. Health authorities should strengthen existing preventive strategies and implement PrEP.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6195256?pdf=render |
| spellingShingle | Carlos Iniesta Débora Álvarez-Del Arco Luis Miguel García-Sousa Belén Alejos Asunción Díaz Nieves Sanz Jorge Garrido Michael Meulbroek Ferran Pujol Santiago Moreno María José Fuster-Ruiz de Apocada Pep Coll Antonio Antela Jorge Del Romero Oskar Ayerdi Melchor Riera Juanse Hernández Julia Del Amo Awareness, knowledge, use, willingness to use and need of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) during World Gay Pride 2017. PLoS ONE |
| title | Awareness, knowledge, use, willingness to use and need of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) during World Gay Pride 2017. |
| title_full | Awareness, knowledge, use, willingness to use and need of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) during World Gay Pride 2017. |
| title_fullStr | Awareness, knowledge, use, willingness to use and need of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) during World Gay Pride 2017. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Awareness, knowledge, use, willingness to use and need of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) during World Gay Pride 2017. |
| title_short | Awareness, knowledge, use, willingness to use and need of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) during World Gay Pride 2017. |
| title_sort | awareness knowledge use willingness to use and need of pre exposure prophylaxis prep during world gay pride 2017 |
| url | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6195256?pdf=render |
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