Characterizing Awareness of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV Prevention in Manila and Cebu, Philippines: Web-Based Survey of Filipino Cisgender Men Who Have Sex With Men.

Arjee Javellana Restar Anthony Surace Alexander C Adia William C Goedell Adedotun Ogunbajo Harry Jin Alberto Edeza Bs Laufred Hernandez Susan Cu-Uvin Don Operario

Published in: Journal of medical Internet research (2022)

Our findings demonstrate that Filipino cis-MSM are aware of and interested in taking PrEP, but there is currently an unmet need for such biomedical HIV prevention technologies among this population. Incorporating PrEP education into routine HIV screening and leveraging cis-MSM social networks may be useful in optimizing potential PrEP implementation in the Philippines.

Keyphrases

men who have sex with men
hiv testing
hiv positive
healthcare
quality improvement
primary care
cross sectional
mental health
antiretroviral therapy
hiv infected
human immunodeficiency virus
hepatitis c virus
risk assessment