| Title | Low PrEP Awareness and Use Among People Who Inject Drugs, San Francisco, 2018. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2020 |
| Authors | McFarland, W, Lin, J, Santos, G-M, Arayasirikul, S, Raymond, HFisher, Wilson, E |
| Journal | AIDS Behav |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pagination | 1290-1293 |
| Date Published | 2020 May |
| ISSN | 1573-3254 |
| Keywords | Adult, Anti-HIV Agents, Drug Users, Female, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, HIV Infections, Humans, Male, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis, San Francisco, Substance Abuse, Intravenous |
| Abstract | We examined PrEP awareness and use among people who inject drugs (PWID) in San Francisco in 2018. Of 397 respondents not known to be HIV positive, 56.7% had heard of PrEP, 38.9% knew that PrEP can prevent HIV transmission from sharing injection equipment, 13.6% had discussed PrEP with a health care provider, and 3.0% had used PrEP in the last 12 months. All seven male PWID who had used PrEP were also men who had sex with men. There is urgent need to improve messaging on PrEP's effectiveness for PWID and to tailor ways of engaging PWID in PrEP programs. |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10461-019-02682-7 |
| Alternate Journal | AIDS Behav |
| PubMed ID | 31563984 |
| Grant List | 6NU62PS005077 / CC / CDC HHS / United States 6NU62PS005077 / CC / CDC HHS / United States |