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Social identity support, descriptive norms, and economic instability in PrEP engagement for emerging adult MSM in the United States.
- Source :
- AIDS Care; Nov2022, Vol. 34 Issue 11, p1452-1460, 9p, 1 Diagram, 2 Charts, 1 Graph
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Rates of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake for HIV prevention continue to increase rapidly among men who have sex with men (MSM) in the United States (U.S.); however, these increases have been slower among young MSM. Emerging adulthood (ages 18–25) is a time of transitions and social development, resulting in increased vulnerability to HIV. Analyzing data from a cross-sectional survey of emerging adult MSM (ages 18–25 years; n = 281) in the Mid-Atlantic urban metropolitan region of the U.S., we examined how social identity support, descriptive PrEP norms, and economic instability were related to PrEP engagement. In structural equation models, PrEP norms were directly associated with PrEP engagement (β = 0.29, 95% CI = [0.12,0.46]) and social identity support was indirectly associated with PrEP engagement through its association with descriptive PrEP norms (β = 0.18, 95% CI = [0.09,0.28]). Economic instability was not significantly associated with PrEP engagement, although a negative trend was present (β = −0.19, 95% CI = [−0.39,0.02]). Our results suggest that an integrative socioecological model is appropriate for the study of PrEP engagement among emerging adult MSM. Efforts to increase PrEP engagement should support community capacity building, amplify positive descriptive PrEP norms, and address unmet economic needs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- HIV prevention
STRUCTURAL equation modeling
STATISTICS
SOCIAL support
ECONOMIC impact
TRANSITION to adulthood
CONFIDENCE intervals
ATTITUDE (Psychology)
SOCIAL norms
CROSS-sectional method
GROUP identity
CRONBACH'S alpha
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
MEN who have sex with men
METROPOLITAN areas
DATA analysis
STATISTICAL models
DATA analysis software
ADULTS
ADOLESCENCE
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09540121
- Volume :
- 34
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- AIDS Care
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 160050453
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2022.2075821