Knowledge About Oral PrEP Among Transgender Women in New York City

Christine Tagliaferri Rael; Michelle Martinez; Rebecca Giguere; Walter Bockting; Caitlin MacCrate; Will Mellman; Pablo Valente; George J. Greene; Susan G. Sherman; Katherine H.A. Footer; Richard D’Aquila; Alex Carballo-Diéguez; Thomas J. Hope

doi:10.1007/s10461-019-02584-8

Knowledge About Oral PrEP Among Transgender Women in New York City

Christine Tagliaferri Rael, Michelle Martinez, Rebecca Giguere, Walter Bockting, Caitlin MacCrate, Will Mellman, Pablo Valente, George J. Greene, Susan G. Sherman, Katherine H.A. Footer, Richard D’Aquila, Alex Carballo-Diéguez, Thomas J. Hope

Bloomberg School of Public Health

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This paper grows our understanding about PrEP knowledge in transgender women (TW) to improve PrEP-focused education/outreach. Research took place in New York City. We conducted four focus groups in English or Spanish (N = 18). Discussions focused on participants’ perceptions and knowledge of oral PrEP. Most participants knew that PrEP is efficacious and requires consistent use. However, some participants were skeptical of medications; others acknowledged that false assumptions about PrEP exist among TW. Most TW in our focus groups were informed about PrEP through clinics or community-based organizations. Some participants felt that messages about medications were oversimplified, and wanted more information.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2779-2783
Number of pages	5
Journal	AIDS and behavior
Volume	23
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-019-02584-8
State	Published - Oct 1 2019

Keywords

PrEP
PrEP knowledge
Pre-exposure prophylaxis
Transgender women

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Social Psychology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Infectious Diseases

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