Risk-stratified willingness to take PrEP for people who inject drugs: Prioritizing sex work, MSM and syringe sharing, in southern syringe services programs

Ryan Edgerton; Cristian Chandler; Allison Wilhelm; April Pettit; Carolyn Audet; Peter Rebeiro; Loren Ginn; Latrice Pichon; Rabee Haq; John Rodney; Robert Lyle Cooper

doi:10.1080/09540121.2026.2739763

Risk-stratified willingness to take PrEP for people who inject drugs

Prioritizing sex work, MSM and syringe sharing, in southern syringe services programs

Bibliographic Data

ID	24215233
Authors	Ryan Edgerton (0000-0002-5166-5358, Meharry Medical College), Cristian Chandler (Division of Infectious Diseases, Vanderbilt University Medical Center), Allison Wilhelm (Meharry Medical College), April Pettit (Division of Infectious Diseases, Vanderbilt University Medical Center), Carolyn Audet (Department of Health Policy, Vanderbilt University Medical Center), Peter Rebeiro (Department of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center), Loren Ginn (Meharry Medical College), Latrice Pichon (Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of Memphis School of Public Health, University of Memphis), Rabee Haq (Meharry Medical College), John Rodney (Department of Medicine, Medicos Medical Center), Robert Lyle Cooper (Meharry Medical College)
Year	2026
Pages	1-12
Publication date	2026-10-07
Peer Reviewed	Yes
Open Access	Yes
Type	ARTICLE
Venue	AIDS Care (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiers	ISSN: 0954-0121 • E-ISSN: 1360-0451
Publisher	Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI	10.1080/09540121.2026.2739763
Language	EN
References cited	38

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