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MSM and trans women have a higher chance of contracting HIV compared to their peers
Experts recommend that healthcare workers provide PrEP education to people who may need it
Men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women are aware of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), the daily pill that HIV-negative people can take to prevent HIV infection. According to a study published in
Surveying vulnerable population
According to the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS, the risk of contracting HIV in men who have sex with men was 22 times higher in 2018 than among adult men as a group. A
For the study in the journal
AIDS and Behavior, researchers surveyed 202 young sexual minority men and transgender women two high-priority populations for HIV prevention to better understand why some were more likely than others to take PrEP.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, sexual minority men are the community most affected by HIV, making up 69% of all new diagnoses in 2018, and transgender populations are disproportionately affected by HIV and prevention challenges.
While Black and Hispanic/Latinx populations are mostly likely to be newly diagnosed with HIV, PrEP users are more likely to be white.
The researchers, who are part of the Rutgers School of Public Health’s Center for Health, Identity, Behavior, and Prevention Studies (CHIBPS), found that while 98% of the study’s participants were aware of PrEP, less than 25% were currently taking it.
Patients with high HIV risk are aware of preventative pill, but few are using it
Cisgender sexual minority men and transgender women are aware of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), a daily pill for HIV-negative people to prevent HIV infection, but few are currently taking it, according to researchers at Rutgers.
The study, published in the journal
AIDS and Behavior, surveyed 202 young sexual minority men and transgender women - two high-priority populations for HIV prevention - to better understand why some were more likely than others to be taking PrEP.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, sexual minority men are the community most impacted by HIV, making up 69 percent of all new diagnoses in 2018, and transgender populations are disproportionately affected by HIV and prevention challenges. While Black and Hispanic/Latinx populations are mostly likely to be newly diagnosed with HIV, PrEP users are more likely to be white.