Assessing the PrEP Care Cascade Among Black Men and Transwomen in the Southeastern US

Description

The proposed research aims to assess the multiple forms and paths of stigma and substance use as they relate to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use for HIV prevention. How stigma and an evolving public health landscape impact PrEP use among Black sexual minorit men who use substances is unknown. The current application focuses on addressing critical and novel questions to improving the essential building blocks of biomedical prevention approaches by providing crucial information for enhancing interventions to lower HIV prevalence among substance using Black sexual minority men.

Conditions

HIV Seropositivity, Substance Use, STI, Stigma, Social

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The proposed research aims to assess the multiple forms and paths of stigma and substance use as they relate to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use for HIV prevention. How stigma and an evolving public health landscape impact PrEP use among Black sexual minorit men who use substances is unknown. The current application focuses on addressing critical and novel questions to improving the essential building blocks of biomedical prevention approaches by providing crucial information for enhancing interventions to lower HIV prevalence among substance using Black sexual minority men.

PrEP Connected Study

Assessing the PrEP Care Cascade Among Black Men and Transwomen in the Southeastern US

Condition
HIV Seropositivity
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Atlanta

SHARE Project, Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30303

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Men (based on male sex assignment at birth)
  • * Age 18 or older
  • * Identify as Black, African-American, Afro-Brazilian, Afro-Carribean, or African diaspora,
  • * Report condomless anal sex with man in past six months
  • * Test HIV negative
  • * Report recent (\<3 months) substance use
  • * Positive drug toxicology for substance use

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Connecticut,

Lisa A Eaton, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Connecticut

Study Record Dates

2026-02-04