Awareness of Prevention Strategies and Willingness to Use Preexposure Prophylaxis in Brazilian Men Who Have Sex With Men Using Apps for Sexual Encounters: Online Cross-Sectional Study.
Thiago Silva TorresRaquel Brandini De BoniMaurício Teixeira Leite de VasconcellosPaula Mendes LuzBrenda HoaglandRonaldo Ismerio MoreiraValdilea Gonçalves VelosoBeatriz Gilda Jegerhorn GrinsztejnPublished in: JMIR public health and surveillance (2018)
Our results evidenced high-risk scores in the studied population, suggesting the importance of PrEP use. Those individuals presenting risky sexual behaviors were more willing to use PrEP. Nonetheless, only 58% (2932/5065) of individuals had heard about this prevention strategy. Efforts to increase awareness of new prevention strategies are needed, and mobile health tools are a promising strategy to reach MSM.