Center for AIDS Intervention Research, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2022 Jun;36(6):236-248. doi: 10.1089/apc.2021.0236.
HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is highly effective at preventing HIV; however, PrEP use among transgender individuals remains low. We conducted a systematic review to identify barriers and facilitators to PrEP uptake, adherence, and persistence among transgender individuals in the United States. We conducted a literature search in PubMed and CINAHL databases in March 2021 and followed PRISMA guidelines. Studies were eligible if they were published in a peer-reviewed journal and reported interest, uptake, adherence, and/or persistence of PrEP use among transgender individuals. Articles that did not disaggregate results for transgender participants were excluded. Data from included articles were coded using content analysis and narratively synthesized using a framework matrix. We screened 254 unique articles published after US Food and Drug Administration approval of PrEP, and 33 articles were included in the review. Five themes were identified in the literature, including (1) PrEP concentrations were lower among individuals taking feminizing hormones, but the difference did not appear clinically significant; (2) concerns regarding interactions between gender-affirming hormone therapy and PrEP remain a large barrier; (3) PrEP initiation may facilitate increased self-advocacy and self-acceptance; (4) lack of trust in medical institutions impacts PrEP uptake; and (5) social networks have a significant influence on PrEP knowledge, interest, and adherence. Additional research is needed involving transgender men and nonbinary persons, and efforts to improve PrEP persistence among the transgender community are needed. Training health care providers to provide inclusive and affirming care is perhaps one of the strongest areas for intervention to increase PrEP uptake and persistence.
艾滋病毒暴露前预防 (PrEP) 在预防艾滋病毒方面非常有效;然而,跨性别者的 PrEP 使用率仍然很低。我们进行了一项系统评价,以确定美国跨性别者中 PrEP 的使用、依从性和持久性的障碍和促进因素。我们于 2021 年 3 月在 PubMed 和 CINAHL 数据库中进行了文献检索,并遵循 PRISMA 指南。如果研究发表在同行评议的期刊上,并报告了跨性别者对 PrEP 的兴趣、使用、依从性和/或持久性,则符合入选标准。排除了未将结果细分给跨性别参与者的文章。使用内容分析法对纳入文章的数据进行编码,并使用框架矩阵进行叙述性综合。我们筛选了美国食品和药物管理局批准 PrEP 后发表的 254 篇独特文章,其中 33 篇文章被纳入综述。文献中有 5 个主题,包括:(1) 服用女性化激素的个体的 PrEP 浓度较低,但差异在临床上似乎没有意义;(2) 对性别肯定激素治疗与 PrEP 之间相互作用的担忧仍然是一个很大的障碍;(3) PrEP 的启动可能会促进自我倡导和自我接受的增加;(4) 对医疗机构缺乏信任会影响 PrEP 的使用;(5) 社交网络对 PrEP 的知识、兴趣和依从性有重大影响。需要开展更多涉及跨性别男性和非二进制个体的研究,并需要努力提高跨性别群体的 PrEP 持久性。培训医疗保健提供者提供包容和肯定的护理也许是增加 PrEP 的使用和持久性的最强干预领域之一。
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