Health Law Policy & Management, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
AIDS Behav. 2019 Oct;23(10):2706-2709. doi: 10.1007/s10461-019-02462-3.
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.
在 HIV 暴露前预防 (PrEP) 的认知和护理方面存在种族和民族差异。我们评估了从 2013 年到 2016 年,在性传播疾病诊所就诊的男男性行为者 (MSM) 中 PrEP 认知方面的种族和民族差异如何变化。在 1243 名 MSM 中(68%为非西班牙裔白人,22%为西班牙裔,10%为非西班牙裔黑人),PrEP 的认知度总体上有所提高,但与非西班牙裔白人 MSM 相比,西班牙裔和非西班牙裔黑人 MSM 的认知度较低。到 2016 年,非西班牙裔黑人 MSM 和白人 MSM 的认知度趋同,但西班牙裔 MSM 的认知度仍持续较低。需要加强努力,解决 PrEP 认知方面的差异。