‘Less education’ is associated with use and sharing of antiretroviral medications for prophylaxis of HIV infection by US men who have sex with men

• Published in: Sexually transmitted infections Vol. 87; no. 6; p. 510
• Main Authors: Mansergh, G, Koblin, B, Colfax, G N, Flores, S A, Hudson, S M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 01.10.2011; BMJ Publishing Group LTD
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Anti-HIV Agents - therapeutic use; antiretroviral medication; Cooperative Behavior; Education; Educational Status; Ethnicity; Health risk assessment; HIV; HIV clinical care; HIV Infections - prevention & control; HIV Infections - psychology; HIV Seronegativity; HIV testing; homosexual; Homosexuality, Male; Human immunodeficiency virus; Humans; Infections; Male; MSM; Multivariate analysis; Post-Exposure Prophylaxis - utilization; Premedication - utilization; PrEP; Secondary schools; sexual behaviour; Sexual Partners; substance misuse; United States; Young Adult; United States; San Francisco California
• ISSN: 1368-4973; 1472-3263
• DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2011-050188

A convenience sample of MSM was enrolled in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City and San Francisco. 2 3 We assessed pre-efficacy use of ART medications by HIV-negative MSM (n=454) and sharing of ART medications by HIV-positive MSM (n=557) with their sex partners for use 'before sex' (PrEP) and 'after sex' (post-exposure prophylaxis, PEP) to prevent HIV infection.