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Knowledge About Oral PrEP Among Transgender Women in New York City.

Christine Tagliaferri RaelMichelle MartinezRebecca GiguereWalter BocktingCaitlin MacCrateWill MellmanPablo ValenteGeorge J GreeneSusan G ShermanKatherine H A FooterRichard D'AquilaAlex Carballo-DiéguezThomas J Hope
Published in: AIDS and behavior (2019)
This paper grows our understanding about PrEP knowledge in transgender women (TW) to improve PrEP-focused education/outreach. Research took place in New York City. We conducted four focus groups in English or Spanish (N = 18). Discussions focused on participants' perceptions and knowledge of oral PrEP. Most participants knew that PrEP is efficacious and requires consistent use. However, some participants were skeptical of medications; others acknowledged that false assumptions about PrEP exist among TW. Most TW in our focus groups were informed about PrEP through clinics or community-based organizations. Some participants felt that messages about medications were oversimplified, and wanted more information.
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