PrEP Awareness, Use, Intention to Use, and Information Source Among Geosocial Networking Application Users in Mexico in 2018-2019.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has limited availability across Latin America, though access is increasing. We explored PrEP uptake in Mexico via an online survey completed by Spanish-speaking, Hornet geosocial networking application (GSN app) users without HIV (n = 2020). Most (81.3%) had heard of PrEP, 3.5% were current users, and 34.2% intended to take PrEP within six months. Current PrEP use was associated with PrEP eligibility (aOR 26.07 [95%CI 13.05-52.09], p < 0.001), recent STI testing (aOR 3.79 [95%CI 1.10-13.11], p = 0.035), and recent chemsex (aOR 3.02 [95%CI 1.02-8.93], p = 0.046). Recent STI testing was associated with hearing about PrEP from a doctor (aOR 3.26 [95%CI 1.98-5.36], p < 0.001), and those who lived in large cities were less likely to have learned about PrEP via Hornet (aOR 0.52 [95%CI 0.32-0.85], p = 0.009). Interventions to increase PrEP uptake in Mexico should build upon existing health networks and utilize GSN apps for PrEP information dissemination, particularly in less populated areas.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Blair, KJ; Segura, ER; Garner, A; Lai, J; Ritterbusch, A; Leon-Giraldo, S; Guilamo-Ramos, V; Lake, JE; Clark, J; Holloway, IW
Published Date
- September 2021
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 25 / 9
Start / End Page
- 2743 - 2754
PubMed ID
- 33646443
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC8376749
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1573-3254
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 1090-7165
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1007/s10461-021-03184-1
Language
- eng