Awareness and Use of HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Among Attendees of a Seattle Gay Pride Event and Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinic

Abstract

We surveyed a convenience sample of 215 HIV-negative men who have sex with men (MSM) recruited at a Gay Pride event and in an STD clinic about their willingness to use pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). Overall, 44% reported that they would take PrEP every day if it helped prevent HIV. There was no association between sexual risk behavior and interest in taking PrEP.

Attitudes Toward HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Western China

“…One possible reason is that they had stronger perceptions of risk behaviors because of their experience with STI. Our results were similar to those of a previous study in Seattle, 9 which showed that MSM recruited from STD clinics were more willing to use PrEP.…”

“…The current survey shows that multiple sexual partners, unprotected anal sex, purchased or provided sexual services, and drug use were not associated with willingness to use PrEP, which is consistent with the two studies from Boston 7 and Seattle. 9 On the contrary, participants who did not or rarely found sexual partners on the Internet were more likely to be willing to use PrEP compared with higher risk participants, who often or sometimes found sexual partners on the Internet. These results indicate that high-risk behavior is not a predictor of the willingness to use PrEP.…”

Attitudes and Program Preferences of African-American Urban Young Adults About Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)

“…Although PrEP trials have shown efficacy for both MSM and heterosexual women and men, eight of the ten published surveys assessing awareness and attitudes toward the use of PrEP in U.S. populations were conducted exclusively with men who have sex with men (MSM) (Barash & Golden, 2010;Golub, Kowalczyk, Weinberger, & Parsons, 2010;Koblin et al, 2008;Liu et al, 2008;Mansergh et al, 2010;Mehta et al, 2011;Mimiaga, Case, Johnson, Safren, & Mayer, 2009;Voetsch, Heffelfinger, Begley, Jafa-Bhushan, & Sullivan, 2007); one with a primarily, but not exclusively, homosexual/bisexual male population (Kellerman et al, 2006), and only one with a largely heterosexual STD clinic population (Whiteside, Harris, Scanlon, Clarkson, & Duffus, 2011). These surveys elicited responses to discrete choice questions about anticipated use of PrEP and awareness of PrEP and were all conducted while trials were underway and efficacy results were not yet known.…”

HIV-Negative Partnered Men's Willingness to Use Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis and Associated Factors Among an Internet Sample of U.S. HIV-Negative and HIV-Discordant Male Couples

“…Recent studies have examined attitudes, awareness and willingness to use PrEP among MSM primarily in the U.S., [21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31] with more limited research in Australia, China, France, Thailand, UK, and Canada [32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39] through an individual lens, focusing on the individual characteristics of men that shape their desire and ability to use and adhere to PrEP. In general, this body of research has illustrated that MSM, and in particular high-risk MSM (those with multiple sex partners), have positive attitudes towards the adoption of PrEP as a HIV prevention strategy.…”