When prevention is the best remedy

HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among adolescents gays and transgender women in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil

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ID5166121
AutoresÉrica Dumont Pena (0000-0003-1220-6041, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), Mateus Rodrigues Westin (0000-0003-2295-0229, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), Maria José Duarte (0000-0002-3989-9119, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), Marília Greco (0000-0003-3872-8155, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), Ana Paula Silva (0000-0001-8218-8286, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), Yuppiel Franmil Martinez (0000-0002-9170-2213, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), Unaí Tupinambás (0000-0002-3681-4124, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), Dirceu Bartolomeu Greco (0000-0002-4419-5634, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais)
Ano2023
Volume39
Fascículosuppl 1
Páginase00097921-e00097921
Data de publicação2023-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoCadernos de Saude Publica (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0102-311X • E-ISSN: 1678-4464
EditoraFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/0102-311xen097921
PMID36995860
OpenAlexW4361014312
SCIELO_PIDS0102-311X2023001305001
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas5
Referências citadas18

Based on the incorporation of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) as an HIV prevention strategy and considering the need to comprehend the use of medication among young people, this article analyzes narratives of gay men and transgender women from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, participating in the PrEP1519 study. This is a qualitative research, based on the interpretative anthropology, developed by 10 in-depth interviews with PrEP users followed-up for at least three months between October and November 2019. The results showed that the drug was seen as the main motivation for participating in the study and as a strategy combined with the use of condoms, whether as additional prevention, or assuming the leading role. The medication revealed signs built by the gender performances and their relation to other medications, especially the experience of trans girls in hormonal therapy. Regarding the socialization of the use of PrEP, the narratives showed that there was no secret between the couples, which did not meant that stigmas on the association with HIV did not exist, mainly in the virtual context. In the family environment, they reported questions about the preventive function of the medication and the voluntary nature of the participation in the study. The youth's narratives revealed plural meanings of the medication and its social use, composing both the boys' and girls' performances. The signs attributed to the medication indicated that in addition to maintenance of health, the medication improves life and sexual freedom

Context (archaeology) · Developmental psychology · Family medicine · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) · Human sexuality · Men who have sex with men · Narrative · Pre-exposure prophylaxis · Qualitative research · Socialization · Sociology · Syphilis · Transgender · Gender Studies · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Medicine · Psychology · Sex work and related issues · Gerontology