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PrEP uptake as a social movement among gay and bisexual men

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ID15099227
AuthorsWalter Gómez (0000-0002-0217-7892, School of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA, corresponding author), Ian W Holloway (0000-0001-7454-8632, Luskin School of Public Affairs, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA), David W Pantalone (0000-0003-2020-8696, College of Liberal Arts, University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA, USA), Christian Grov (0000-0001-6871-3531, City University of New York)
Year2022
Volume24
Issue2
Pages241-253
Publication date2022-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueCulture Health & Sexuality (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1369-1058 • E-ISSN: 1464-5351
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13691058.2020.1831075
PMID33118858
OpenAlexW3095810986
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited27

Despite PrEP's effectiveness as an HIV prevention intervention, uptake among gay and bisexual men remains low. Historical involvement in AIDS activism may reveal important ways of mobilising gay and bisexual men to increase PrEP uptake. Data come from a qualitative study to understand New York City gay and bisexual men's experiences with PrEP. Informed by a constructivist grounded theory approach, we assessed ways in which gay and bisexual men's relational experiences concerning PrEP were congruent with features of past AIDS activism. Participants' mean age was 32.5 years, half were men of colour, and over half had been taking PrEP for less than one year. Analysis revealed three primary themes related to AIDS activism strategies: (1) framing, which referenced how participants referred to PrEP as an empowering, liberatory and community-building intervention (2) reactions, which encompassed positive to negative expressions about PrEP and sex; and (3) innovation, which conveyed ways that participants engaged in processes of transferring lay knowledge about PrEP through leadership roles across social and digital encounters. Findings suggest that the ways in which gay and bisexual men communicate about PrEP with peers are consistent with features of AIDS activism. Deploying lay knowledge using framing strategies through peer-based intervention could expand PrEP uptake. However, elements of PrEP stigma must be addressed to engage with the wide-ranging HIV prevention needs of gay and bisexual men

Family medicine · Homosexuality · Men who have sex with men · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Gender Studies · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology

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Citations per year1,8
Citation span2021 - 2025 (5)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
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