Center for HIV/AIDS Educational Studies & Training, Hunter College of the City University of New York (CUNY), 695 Park Ave., New York, NY, 10065, USA.
Health Psychology and Clinical Sciences Doctoral Program, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY), New York, NY, USA.
AIDS Behav. 2018 Nov;22(11):3566-3575. doi: 10.1007/s10461-018-2045-1.
Literature concerning pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among gay and bisexual identifying men (GBM) has explored facilitators and barriers to uptake and adherence. Far less reported are the reasons why GBM discontinue PrEP use. A national sample of 1071 GBM completed surveys about PrEP use and discontinuation. Participants who were still taking PrEP the 24-month follow up were compared to those that had stopped. Eighteen percent (n = 31) of GBM who reported ever using PrEP discontinued use. Younger (AOR = 0.96; 95% CI 0.92-1.00), and unemployed (AOR = 4.58; 95% CI 1.43-14.70) GBM were more likely to discontinue PrEP than their counterparts. Those that discontinued provided details on why via a free response question. The most common reasons for discontinuation were lower perceived HIV risk (50%) and cost/insurance (30%). Reasons for potential re-initiation included higher-risk sexual activities and changes to structural related barriers. More research is needed to inform interventions on how GBM can continue taking PrEP during changes to employment that effect insurance coverage and cost.
关于男同性恋和双性恋者(GBM)暴露前预防(PrEP)的文献探讨了接受和坚持 PrEP 的促进因素和障碍。报告中很少涉及 GBM 停止使用 PrEP 的原因。对全国 1071 名 GBM 进行了关于 PrEP 使用和停用的调查。在 24 个月的随访中仍在服用 PrEP 的参与者与已停止服用的参与者进行了比较。报告曾使用过 PrEP 的 GBM 中有 18%(n=31)停止了使用。年轻(AOR=0.96;95%CI 0.92-1.00)和失业(AOR=4.58;95%CI 1.43-14.70)的 GBM 比同龄人更有可能停止使用 PrEP。那些停止使用 PrEP 的人通过自由回答问题详细说明了原因。停止使用 PrEP 的最常见原因是认为 HIV 风险较低(50%)和费用/保险(30%)。潜在重新开始使用的原因包括高危性行为和与结构相关的障碍发生变化。需要进一步研究,以告知如何在影响保险覆盖范围和费用的就业变化期间,GBM 可以继续使用 PrEP 的干预措施。