Awareness and Knowledge of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Among Sexual and Gender Minority Adolescents Assigned Male at Birth in the United States

• Published in: Archives of sexual behavior Vol. 50; no. 4; pp. 1701 - 1711
• Main Authors: Matson, Margaret, Nery-Hurwit, Mara, Crosby, Shariell, Greene, George J., Macapagal, Kathryn
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.05.2021; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Behavioral Science and Psychology; Disease prevention; FDA approval; Gender Identity; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; HIV; HIV Infections - prevention & control; Homosexuality, Male; Human immunodeficiency virus; Humans; Male; Mens health; Original Paper; Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis; Psychology; Public Health; Sexual and Gender Minorities; Sexual Behavior; Social Sciences; Teenagers; United States; United States; United States > US; Sexual and gender minority adolescents; Transgender; Sexual orientation; HIV; Pre-exposure prophylaxis

Sexual and gender minority (SGM) adolescents assigned male at birth are at increased risk for HIV infection. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a daily pill taken to prevent HIV, which the United States Food and Drug Administration approved for minors under age 18 years weighing at least 77.5 lb in...