1. Acceptability of Event-Driven and Long-Acting HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Formulations Among Transgender Women Engaged in Street-Based Sex Work in Baltimore, Maryland.
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Rosen, Joseph G., Beckham, S. Wilson, Glick, Jennifer L., White, Rebecca Hamilton, Park, Ju Nyeong, Footer, Katherine H.A., and Sherman, Susan G.
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SEX work ,CHEMOPREVENTION ,CLUSTER analysis (Statistics) ,ANTIRETROVIRAL agents ,INSURANCE ,RESEARCH funding ,SOCIOECONOMIC factors ,HUMAN sexuality ,FISHER exact test ,HIV infections ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,PRE-exposure prophylaxis ,LONGITUDINAL method ,EXPERIENCE ,CISGENDER people ,RESEARCH ,CONDOMS ,TRANS women ,WOMEN'S health ,MEDICAL screening ,SEROPREVALENCE ,COMPARATIVE studies ,DATA analysis software ,PSYCHOLOGICAL vulnerability ,URBAN health - Abstract
We assessed acceptability of nonoral HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) formulations among transgender women (TW) engaged in street-based sex work in Baltimore, Maryland. In a K-means cluster analysis, TW (N=36) were partitioned into groups characterized by high interest in long-acting injectable PrEP only (Injectable Enthusiasts, 36%), high interest in injectables and subdermal implants (Long-Acting Acceptors, 36%), and low interest across PrEP formulations (Non-Acceptors, 28%). TW's interest in novel PrEP agents varied widely across formulations (range: 22–66%) and clustered around numerous relational, occupational, and structural factors, highlighting the importance of availing multiple PrEP formulations for this impacted population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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