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AIDS and Behavior
Published in: AIDS and Behavior 7/2012

01-10-2012 | Original Paper

Cognitive, Psychosocial, and Sociodemographic Predictors of Willingness to Use HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Among Chinese Men Who Have Sex with Men

Authors: Todd Jackson, Ailong Huang, Hong Chen, Xiao Gao, Xiaoni Zhong, Yan Zhang

Published in: AIDS and Behavior | Issue 7/2012

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Abstract

This study was designed to identify predictors of lower versus higher willingness to use pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to reduce HIV among men who have sex with men (MSM) in China. Participants were 570 MSM who completed self-report measures of willingness to use HIV PrEP, beliefs about HIV, psychosocial factors, sexual experiences and sociodemographic characteristics. Results of a hierarchical binary logistic regression analysis indicated that membership in a higher willingness group was predicted by previous consultation about HIV, more reported barriers to using condoms, and elevations in depressive symptoms. Independent of these factors, higher willingness to use HIV PrEP was predicted by beliefs that the intervention was low in stigma and high in potential benefits. In sum, the study highlighted the utility of broad-based assessment of demographic, behavioral, personality, and cognitive factors in identifying Chinese MSM who express willingness to use a promising biologically-based intervention to lower HIV risk.
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Metadata
Title
Cognitive, Psychosocial, and Sociodemographic Predictors of Willingness to Use HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Among Chinese Men Who Have Sex with Men
Authors
Todd Jackson
Ailong Huang
Hong Chen
Xiao Gao
Xiaoni Zhong
Yan Zhang
Publication date
01-10-2012
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
AIDS and Behavior / Issue 7/2012
Print ISSN: 1090-7165
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3254
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-012-0188-z

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