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Examining physical and virtual sexual and drug risk venue co-attendance among PrEP-eligible Latinx sexual minority men

Citation

Craker L, Rodriguez E, Johnson AL, Silvey R, Skvoretz J, Kanamori M. Examining physical and virtual sexual and drug risk venue co-attendance among PrEP-eligible Latinx sexual minority men. Sci Rep. 2024;14(1):17004. doi:10.1038/s41598-024-67814-z

Implementation stage:

Pre-Implementation

Implementation outcomes reported:

Not applicable

Continuum target addressed:

PrEP initiation, PrEP adherence, Linkage to preventative care

Geography:

Miami-Dade County-FL, Broward County-FL, Palm Beach County-FL

Study Participant Classification:

Recipients of care

Plain Language Objectives

The researchers mapped the physical places and online spaces used by Latinx sexual minority men at different stages of PrEP use to identify possible settings for HIV prevention and harm-reduction outreach.

Plain Language Abstract

HIV prevention programs may reach Latinx sexual minority men more effectively through places and online spaces they already use. Researchers surveyed 94 PrEP-eligible men in South Florida about their PrEP use and the physical or virtual locations where they met sex partners, had sex, obtained drugs, or used drugs. Participants identified 49 venues. Network analyses showed that people at similar stages of PrEP use tended to endorse some of the same sexual and drug-risk venues. The size and connectedness of venue networks varied by PrEP status and by whether venues were associated with sex or drug use. Dating apps, bars, and saunas were among the most central settings across network types. These patterns suggest possible locations for sharing PrEP and harm-reduction information. However, the study mapped reported co-attendance at one point in time; it did not test outreach in these venues or show that attendance caused PrEP behavior. The authors proposed that identified venues be evaluated as channels for targeted prevention implementation.

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