Department of Psychology & SDSU/UCSD Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA.
School of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA.
AIDS Behav. 2023 Nov;27(11):3632-3644. doi: 10.1007/s10461-023-04077-1. Epub 2023 May 17.
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a highly effective HIV prevention option for gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM). However, with newer PrEP options, a greater understanding of whether and why GBMSM switch dosing strategies is needed to inform clinical practice and research. We assessed the dosing strategies (daily or on-demand) of GBMSM enrolled in an mHealth PrEP adherence pilot intervention at four timepoints over approximately 10 months. Among GBMSM with complete data (n = 66), a consistent daily dosing strategy was used by most (73%) participants across all time points, while on-demand PrEP was used at least once during the study period by 27% of participants. A higher percentage of on-demand PrEP users self-reported as Asian/Pacific Islander and had less positive attitudes toward PrEP, adjusting for key sociodemographic variables and intervention arm. Daily PrEP users reported high numbers of sexual partners, and the primary reason that they would switch to on-demand PrEP is reduced sexual activity. At the final assessment, 75% of participants were taking daily PrEP, of whom 27% reported that they would like to switch to another option, including on-demand and long-acting injectable PrEP. While findings were largely descriptive, they showed that switches in PrEP dosing strategies are relatively common and PrEP strategy choice may vary across racial and ethnic groups.
暴露前预防(PrEP)是一种非常有效的预防艾滋病病毒感染的方法,适用于男同性恋者、双性恋者和其他与男性发生性行为的男性(GBMSM)。然而,随着新的 PrEP 选择的出现,需要更深入地了解 GBMSM 是否以及为何需要改变剂量策略,以提供临床实践和研究。我们评估了在大约 10 个月的四个时间点参加 mHealth PrEP 依从性试点干预的 GBMSM 的剂量策略(每日或按需)。在具有完整数据的 GBMSM 中(n=66),大多数参与者(73%)在所有时间点都使用一致的每日剂量策略,而 27%的参与者在研究期间至少使用过一次按需 PrEP。使用按需 PrEP 的参与者中,自我报告为亚裔/太平洋岛民的比例较高,对 PrEP 的态度较消极,调整了关键的社会人口学变量和干预组。每日 PrEP 用户报告了较多的性伴侣,他们转而使用按需 PrEP 的主要原因是性行为减少。在最后一次评估时,75%的参与者正在服用每日 PrEP,其中 27%的人表示他们希望改用其他方案,包括按需和长效注射型 PrEP。虽然研究结果主要是描述性的,但它们表明 PrEP 剂量策略的变化相对常见,而且 PrEP 策略的选择可能因种族和族裔群体而异。
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