Buttram Mance E, Ellis Matthew S, Samuel Krishen D, Hayhurst Matthew
Department of Health, Human Performance, and Recreation, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA.
Center for Public Health and Technology, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA.
AIDS Behav. 2025 Apr;29(4):1132-1135. doi: 10.1007/s10461-024-04589-4. Epub 2024 Dec 30.
This brief report presents findings on informal, non-prescribed PrEP use among an online sample of gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (n = 196). Mean age was 33.4. Participants were Hispanic (13.3%), African American (15.8%), white (63.8%), and other race/ethnicity (6.6%). Informal PrEP users (11%) more frequently reported past year sexually transmitted infections (p < 0.001), group sex (p < 0.001), sex in public (p < 0.01), transactional sex (p < 0.001), ever receiving a formal PrEP prescription (p < 0.05), and ease of finding diverted HIV medications on gay dating/sex apps (p < 0.05). Formal PrEP uptake should be encouraged to mitigate potential negative consequences of informal use.
本简要报告介绍了对一个在线样本中196名男同性恋、双性恋及其他与男性发生性行为的男性使用非正规、非处方暴露前预防（PrEP）情况的研究结果。平均年龄为33.4岁。参与者中西班牙裔占13.3%，非裔美国人占15.8%，白人占63.8%，其他种族/族裔占6.6%。非正规PrEP使用者（11%）更频繁地报告过去一年有性传播感染（p<0.001）、群交（p<0.001）、公共场所性行为（p<0.01）、交易性行为（p<0.001）、曾接受正规PrEP处方（p<0.05）以及在男同性恋约会/性爱应用程序上容易找到转用的艾滋病毒药物（p<0.05）。应鼓励正式采用PrEP，以减轻非正规使用的潜在负面后果。
