A retrospective study of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis counselling among non-Hispanic Black youth diagnosed with bacterial sexually transmitted infections in the United States, 2014-2019.

Dovie L WatsonPamela A ShawDanielle T PetsisJulia PickelJosé A BauermeisterIan FrankSarah M WoodRobert Gross

Published in: Journal of the International AIDS Society (2022)

PrEP counselling and uptake among U.S. non-Hispanic Black youth remain disproportionately low despite recent STI diagnosis. These findings support the need for robust investment in PrEP-inclusive sexual health services that are widely implemented and culturally tailored to Black youth, particularly cisgender heterosexual females.

Keyphrases

men who have sex with men
hiv testing
hiv positive
mental health
physical activity
young adults
smoking cessation
african american
antiretroviral therapy
hiv infected
hepatitis c virus