NIH R01 · 2025
ABSTRACT There is substantial variability in HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) access and use among communities most impacted by the HIV epidemic. The Bronx, NY is an Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) priority county with the fifth highest HIV diagnosis rate in the U.S. and the lowest PrEP use in NY. Research on barriers to PrEP engagement indicate that the current structure of PrEP access and management is not consonant with the lives, priorities, or needs of those hardest hit by the HIV epidemic. Many of the same barriers leading to poor PrEP uptake in hard hit communities also drive members of these communities to seek care for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), a known risk factor…
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