Gay Men’s Understanding and Education of New HIV Prevention Technologies in Vancouver, Canada

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dc.contributor.authorKlassen, Benjamin J.
dc.contributor.authorLachowsky, Nathan J.
dc.contributor.authorLin, Sally Yue
dc.contributor.authorEdward, Joshua B.
dc.contributor.authorChown, Sarah A.
dc.contributor.authorHogg, Robert S.
dc.contributor.authorMoore, David M.
dc.contributor.authorRoth, Eric A.
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-24T16:48:13Z
dc.date.available2022-08-24T16:48:13Z
dc.date.copyright2017en_US
dc.date.issued2017
dc.descriptionThe authors would like to thank the Momentum Health Study participants, office staff and community advisory board, as well as our community partner agencies, Health Initiative for Men, YouthCO HIV & Hep C Society, and Positive Living Society of BC.en_US
dc.description.abstractEffective rollout of HIV treatment-based prevention such as pre-exposure prophylaxis and Treatment as Prevention has been hampered by poor education, limited acceptability, and stigma among gay men. We undertook a thematic analysis regarding the education sources and acceptability of these New Prevention Technologies (NPTs) using fifteen semi-structured interviews with gay men in Vancouver, Canada who were early adopters of NPTs. NPT education was derived from a variety of sources, including the Internet, healthcare providers, community organizations, sexual partners, and peers; participants also emphasized their own capacities as learners and educators. Acceptable forms of NPT education featured high-quality factual information, personal testimony, and easy access. Stigma was highlighted as a major barrier. In order for public health, policy makers, and gay communities to optimize the personal and population benefits of NPTs, there is a need for increased community support and dialogue, antistigma efforts, early NPT adopter testimony, and personalized implementation strategies.en_US
dc.description.reviewstatusRevieweden_US
dc.description.scholarlevelFacultyen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis study was funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (R01DA031055-01A1) and the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (MOP-107544). NJL was supported by a CANFAR/CTN Postdoctoral Fellowship Award. DMM is supported by a Scholar Award from the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (#5209).en_US
dc.identifier.citationKlassen, B. J., Lachowsky, N. J., Lin, S. Y., Edward, J. B., Chown, S. A., Hogg, R. S., Moore, D. M., & Roth, E. A. (2017). “Gay Men’s Understanding and Education of New HIV Prevention Technologies in Vancouver, Canada.” Qualitative Health Research, 27(12), 1775–1791. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732317716419en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1177/1049732317716419
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/14128
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherQualitative Health Researchen_US
dc.subjectpre-exposure prophylaxis
dc.subjectpost-exposure prophylaxis
dc.subjectgay and bisexual men
dc.subjecthealth education
dc.subjectHIV prevention
dc.subjectqualitative
dc.subjectthematic analysis
dc.subjectCanada
dc.subject.departmentSchool of Public Health and Social Policy
dc.subject.departmentDepartment of Anthropology
dc.titleGay Men’s Understanding and Education of New HIV Prevention Technologies in Vancouver, Canadaen_US
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