HIV Center for Clinical, Behavioral Studies, New York State Psychiatric Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
Program for the Study of LGBT Health, New York State Psychiatric Institute/Columbia Psychiatry, Columbia University School of Nursing, New York, NY, USA.
AIDS Behav. 2019 Oct;23(10):2779-2783. doi: 10.1007/s10461-019-02584-8.
This paper grows our understanding about PrEP knowledge in transgender women (TW) to improve PrEP-focused education/outreach. Research took place in New York City. We conducted four focus groups in English or Spanish (N = 18). Discussions focused on participants' perceptions and knowledge of oral PrEP. Most participants knew that PrEP is efficacious and requires consistent use. However, some participants were skeptical of medications; others acknowledged that false assumptions about PrEP exist among TW. Most TW in our focus groups were informed about PrEP through clinics or community-based organizations. Some participants felt that messages about medications were oversimplified, and wanted more information.
本文增进了我们对跨性别女性 (TW) 中 PrEP 知识的理解，以改进 PrEP 为重点的教育/外展。研究在纽约市进行。我们用英语或西班牙语进行了四次焦点小组讨论（N=18）。讨论集中在参与者对口服 PrEP 的看法和了解上。大多数参与者知道 PrEP 是有效的，需要持续使用。然而，一些参与者对药物持怀疑态度；另一些人则承认 TW 中存在对 PrEP 的错误假设。我们的焦点小组中的大多数 TW 通过诊所或社区组织了解 PrEP。一些参与者认为关于药物的信息过于简单化，希望获得更多信息。
