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- MSM
- antiretroviral medication
- PrEP
- education
- sexual behaviour
- homosexual
- substance misuse
- HIV
- HIV testing
- HIV clinical care
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) of HIV infection with antiretroviral therapy (ART) was recently found to reduce HIV infection through sexual contact in men who have sex with men (MSM).1 Non-prescribed use and sharing of ART to prevent HIV infection were reported by MSM in the USA before efficacy was determined.2 We report on demographic factors associated with ART use for prophylaxis purposes prior to known efficacy.
A convenience sample of MSM was enrolled in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York …
Footnotes
The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Competing interests None.
Ethics approval This study was approved by the CDC Institutional Review Board (#3985) and the local ethics boards at each study site institution.
Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; internally peer reviewed.