Klassen, Benjamin J.Lachowsky, Nathan J.Lin, Sally YueEdward, Joshua B.Chown, Sarah A.Hogg, Robert S.Moore, David M.Roth, Eric A.2022-08-242022-08-2420172017Klassen, 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/10.1177/1049732317716419https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732317716419http://hdl.handle.net/1828/14128The 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.Effective 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.enpre-exposure prophylaxispost-exposure prophylaxisgay and bisexual menhealth educationHIV preventionqualitativethematic analysisCanadaPostprintSchool of Public Health and Social PolicyDepartment of Anthropology