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A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study of a Culturally-Tailored Counseling Intervention to Increase Uptake of HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Among Young Black Men Who Have Sex with Men in Washington, DC

Authors: Aimee Desrosiers, Matthew Levy, Aurnell Dright, Maria Zumer, Nikardi Jallah, Irene Kuo, Manya Magnus, Marc Siegel

Published in: AIDS and Behavior | Issue 1/2019

Abstract

Daily emtricitabine/tenofovor is effective at preventing HIV acquisition and is approved for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). Blacks in the United States have a disproportionately high rate of HIV, and uptake of PrEP has been very low in this population. We conducted a pilot study in a high-prevalence city to test whether a culturally-tailored counseling center for young Black men who have sex with men (BMSM) positively impacted their access and uptake of PrEP. 50 young BMSM were randomized to either a PrEP counseling center group or a control group, and were then encouraged to obtain PrEP from a PrEP provider. At the end of 3 month study, six participants in the intervention group compared with none in the control group had initiated PrEP (p = 0.02). This pilot study demonstrates that a culturally-tailored counseling center might be an effective at increasing the uptake of PrEP in young BMSM.

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Title: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study of a Culturally-Tailored Counseling Intervention to Increase Uptake of HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Among Young Black Men Who Have Sex with Men in Washington, DC
Authors: Aimee Desrosiers
Matthew Levy
Aurnell Dright
Maria Zumer
Nikardi Jallah
Irene Kuo
Manya Magnus
Marc Siegel
Publication date: 01-01-2019
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: AIDS and Behavior / Issue 1/2019
Print ISSN: 1090-7165
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3254
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-018-2264-5

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