Brian Mustanski|Amy K. Johnson|Robert Garofalo|Daniel T. Ryan|Michelle Birkett
Perceived Likelihood of Using HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Medications Among Young Men Who Have Sex with Men
Northwestern University|Lurie Children's Hospital|Lurie Children's Hospital|Northwestern University|Northwestern University
preexposure prophylaxis prep new strategy reducing risk hiv infection however questions likelihood use remain part ongoing longitudinal study ymsm interest prep use various conditions sideeffects dosing effectiveness assessed participants aged 1620 living chicago surrounding areas recruited beginning december 2009 using modified form respondent driven sampling crosssectional sample 171 hiv negative ymsm interviewed approximately 6 months initial enrollment analyzed sample somewhat interested adopting prep hiv prevention strategy particularly dosing sideeffects burden low perceived benefits high prep interest unrelated drug use number sexual partners negatively correlated number unprotected anal sex acts scale positively associated intentions use specific risk situations