"How PrEPared are you?": Knowledge of and attitudes toward PrEP among overseas-born and newly arrived gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Australia

Overseas-born and newly arrived gay and bisexual men and men who have sex with men (GBMSM) are at higher risk of acquiring HIV in comparison to Australian-born GBMSM. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is subsidized by the Australian government under Medicare, Australia's universal health insuranc...

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Published in:Frontiers in public health 2022-08, Vol.10, p.946771-946771
Main Authors: Sudarto, Budiadi, Chow, Eric P F, Medland, Nicholas, Fairley, Christopher K, Wright, Edwina J, Armishaw, Jude, Price, Brian, Phillips, Tiffany R, Ong, Jason J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Australia
HIV
HIV Infections - drug therapy
HIV Infections - prevention & control
HIV prevention
Homosexuality, Male
Humans
intersecting barriers
Male
National Health Programs
newly arrived
overseas-born
PrEP
Public Health
Sexual and Gender Minorities
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Summary:Overseas-born and newly arrived gay and bisexual men and men who have sex with men (GBMSM) are at higher risk of acquiring HIV in comparison to Australian-born GBMSM. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is subsidized by the Australian government under Medicare, Australia's universal health insurance scheme, however many members of this population are Medicare-ineligible, which could prevent them from accessing PrEP. We wanted to explore participants' knowledge of and attitudes toward PrEP and their opinions of new PrEP modalities, namely injectable PrEP and PrEP implants. We conducted in-depth qualitative interviews between February 2021 to September 2021 with 22 overseas-born, newly arrived (
ISSN:2296-2565
2296-2565
DOI:10.3389/fpubh.2022.946771