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

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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.

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Dr. Raifman received support from NIH Grants T32AI102623, R25MH083620, R21MH113431, and K01MH116817. Dr. Dean was supported by NIH Grants R25MH083620, K01CA184288, P30CA006973, and P30AI094189. Dr. Chan was supported by NIH Grants R34DA042648, R34MH110369, R34MH109371, R21MH113431, and R21MH109360.

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  1. Health Law Policy & Management, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA

    Julia Raifman & Michael D. Stein

  2. Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Lorraine T. Dean

  3. Medicine, Brown University, 1125 North Main Street, Providence, RI, 02904, USA

    Madeline C. Montgomery, Alexi Almonte, Collette D. Sosnowy & Philip A. Chan

  4. Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI, USA

    Madeline C. Montgomery & Amy S. Nunn

  5. Adolescent Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Renata Arrington-Sanders

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Raifman, J., Dean, L.T., Montgomery, M.C. et al. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Awareness Among Men Who have Sex with Men. AIDS Behav 23, 2706–2709 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-019-02462-3

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