Willingness to use HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis among community-recruited, older people who inject drugs in Washington, DC

Highlights • We studied HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among older people who inject drugs. • HIV PrEP knowledge and use was low in this population. • Nearly half would be likely to use PrEP if it were available without cost. • Younger, equipment-sharing PWID reported being very willing to use...

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Published inDrug and alcohol dependence Vol. 164; pp. 8 - 13
Main Authors Kuo, Irene, Olsen, Halli, Patrick, Rudy, Phillips, Gregory, Magnus, Manya, Opoku, Jenevieve, Rawls, Anthony, Peterson, James, Hamilton, Flora, Kharfen, Michael, Greenberg, Alan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Ireland Elsevier B.V 01.07.2016
Subjects
Adult
Anti-HIV Agents - therapeutic use
Behavioral surveillance
District of Columbia
Female
HIV Infections - etiology
HIV Infections - prevention & control
HIV Infections - psychology
Humans
Injection drug use
Male
Middle Aged
Patient Acceptance of Health Care - psychology
People who inject drugs
Pre-exposure prophylaxis
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis - methods
Psychiatry
Sexual Behavior
Substance Abuse, Intravenous - complications
Substance Abuse, Intravenous - psychology
Substance Abuse, Intravenous - virology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Behavioral surveillance
People who inject drugs
Injection drug use
Pre-exposure prophylaxis
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Summary:Highlights • We studied HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among older people who inject drugs. • HIV PrEP knowledge and use was low in this population. • Nearly half would be likely to use PrEP if it were available without cost. • Younger, equipment-sharing PWID reported being very willing to use PrEP.
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ISSN:0376-8716
1879-0046
DOI:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.02.044