“Make it more than a pill, make it an experience of health:” results from an open pilot intervention to retain young African American men who have sex with men in PrEP care
Year: 2023
Type: article
Study design: Clinical Trial
Abstract: Uptake and retention in clinical care for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is suboptimal, particularly among young African American men who have sex with men (MSM) in the Deep South. We conducted a two-phase study to develop and implement an intervention to increase PrEP persistence. In Phase I, we conducted focus groups with 27 young African American MSM taking PrEP at a community health center in Jackson, Mississippi to elicit recommendations for the PrEP persistence intervention. We developed an intervention based on recommendations in Phase I, and in Phase II, ten participants were enrolled in an open pilot. Eight participants completed Phase II study activities, including a single intervention session, phone call check-ins, and four assessments (Months 0, 1, 3, and 6). Exit interviews demonstrated a high level of acceptability and satisfaction with the intervention. These formative data demonstrate the initial promise of a novel intervention to improve PrEP persistence among young African American MSM.
Source: AIDS Care
Institutions: Brown University, University of Mississippi Medical Center
Language: English
Subfield: Infectious Diseases
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
Awards: G5409256479, PrEP uptake, adherence & retention for African American MSM in Mississippi, Providence/Boston Center for AIDS Research (CFAR), Improving HIV Prevention Through a Psychological Flexibility-Based Approach, Brown University Community and Clinical Research Training Program, G942141413
OpenAlex ID: W4381106769