Journal
BMC PUBLIC HEALTH
Volume 20, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-8325-5
Keywords
HIV prevention; Pre-exposure prophylaxis; Black; Latinx; Men who have sex with men
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Funding
- 2016 Global to Local developmental grant from the University of Washington / Fred Hutch Center for AIDS Research, an NIH funded program - NIH - NIAID [AI027757]
- 2016 Global to Local developmental grant from the University of Washington / Fred Hutch Center for AIDS Research, an NIH funded program - NIH - NCI [AI027757]
- 2016 Global to Local developmental grant from the University of Washington / Fred Hutch Center for AIDS Research, an NIH funded program - NIH - NIMH [AI027757]
- 2016 Global to Local developmental grant from the University of Washington / Fred Hutch Center for AIDS Research, an NIH funded program - NIH - NIDA [AI027757]
- 2016 Global to Local developmental grant from the University of Washington / Fred Hutch Center for AIDS Research, an NIH funded program - NIH - NICHD [AI027757]
- 2016 Global to Local developmental grant from the University of Washington / Fred Hutch Center for AIDS Research, an NIH funded program - NIH - NHLBI
- 2016 Global to Local developmental grant from the University of Washington / Fred Hutch Center for AIDS Research, an NIH funded program - NIH - NIA [AI027757]
- 2016 Global to Local developmental grant from the University of Washington / Fred Hutch Center for AIDS Research, an NIH funded program - NIH - NIGMS [AI027757]
- 2016 Global to Local developmental grant from the University of Washington / Fred Hutch Center for AIDS Research, an NIH funded program - NIH - NIDDK [AI027757]
- Robert W. Anderson Professorship in Medicine
- Washington State Department of Health
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Background Peer navigation is a promising strategy to link at-risk minority men who have sex with men (MSM) to HIV prevention services including pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). Methods Thirty-two Black and 63 Latinx HIV-negative MSM living in western Washington completed a survey examining attitudes towards peer navigation and PrEP. Factor analysis derived a score for peer navigator acceptability, and linear regression identified associations with this outcome. Results Forty-eight percent were interested in peer navigation. Being insured, higher sexual stigma, and higher PHQ-9 score were associated with higher acceptability, while higher income and having a regular medical provider were associated with lower acceptability. In multivariable analysis, higher sexual stigma predicted higher acceptability, while higher income predicted lower acceptability. Men preferred that peers be matched on sexual orientation, race, age and culture. Conclusion Peer navigation interventions to reach minority men should address stigma, focus on lower-income men, and try to match peers to clients to the extent possible.
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