Associations of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) indication, HIV risk perception and unwillingness to use PrEP among people who inject drugs in Baltimore, MD

Associations of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) indication, HIV risk perception and unwillingness to use PrEP among people who inject drugs in Baltimore, MD

Background: Perceived HIV risk may impact willingness to initiate PrEP among people who inject drugs (PWID). Methods: We analyzed baseline data from PrEP eligible PWID in Baltimore, MD. Risk perception was assessed by PWID relative to the average risk of their age group categorized as: higher-than,...

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Main Authors: Tarfa Verinumbe, Gregory M. Lucas, Katie Zook, Brian Weir, Miles Landry, Kathleen R. Page, Susan G. Sherman, Oluwaseun Falade-Nwulia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-12-01
Series:Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports
Subjects:
Pre-exposure prophylaxis
People who inject drugs
HIV
Risk perception
United States
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772724624000726

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