“…18 Many prior research studies have pointed to issues with immigration and documentation, reduced access to health insurance and health care, and limited providers with expertise to prescribe PrEP. 19,20 However, this disparity in access to PrEP and higher rates of HIV among Hispanic/Latino MSM persists even in jurisdictions with almost universal health care, access to health care through large academic medical centers, and multiple providers who prescribe PrEP, including the Northeastern US Within the Northeast, 31.3% of individuals living with HIV identify as Hispanic/Latino, 21 which is an overrepresentation of this demographic relative to the general population, which is only 16% Hispanic/Latino. 22 As such, the goal of this study was to characterize the determinants of PrEP uptake among Hispanic/Latino MSM within the Northeastern United States to inform tailored implementation strategies to enhance uptake of PrEP among Hispanic/Latino MSM in this geographic context.…”