Pre-exposure prophylaxis sorting among men who have sex with men

Martínez, Joel E.; Jonas, Kai J.

doi:10.1080/09540121.2018.1533229

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“…Those measures are beyond the scope of this article. Additional questions about affiliative intent were also asked about the characters in these vignettes, however these measures are reported in another article (Martinez & Jonas, 2019). Thus, we report all pertinent measures, manipulations, and exclusions in this study, and the full sample was collected before data analysis.…”

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“…As such, one consideration for an individual thinking about starting PrEP may be how others will perceive them and the consequences of those perceptions. For example, knowledge of someone's PrEP use influences decisions about potentially having sex with that person (i.e., PrEP sorting) among MSM (Martinez & Jonas, 2019). This social component invites the possibility that specific evaluative dimensions underlie PrEP judgments, that PrEP judgments may operate at a relational level, and that this relational aspect may activate associative cognitive mechanisms that exacerbate consequences of PrEP judgments.…”

Section: Practical and Social Barriers To Prep Usementioning

confidence: 99%

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Social Judgments of Sexual Behavior and Use of HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis

Martínez

Jonas

2020

Social Cognition

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Biomedical HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) can drastically decrease the transmission of HIV between sexual partners. However, peer evaluations may worry men who have sex with men (MSM) that are considering or taking PrEP. We used a trait transference paradigm to characterize attitudes towards PrEP users, their sexual behavior, and transference effects on their social network. We recruited 339 men across nine U.S. cities from advertisements on a phone dating application. They judged vignettes about MSM and associated friends on their trustworthiness and responsibility, with the main character described as either having frequently changing partners (FCP) or being monogamous, and taking PrEP or not. We found PrEP praise within our U.S. sample, especially when evaluating responsibility, while FCP behavior was negatively evaluated. Minimal transference effects suggested judgments about sex-related actions anchor to the actor. These insights identify contextual boundaries of associative cognition and can inform interventions hoping to improve PrEP acceptance and uptake.

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Section: Practical and Social Barriers To Prep Usementioning

confidence: 99%

Social Judgments of Sexual Behavior and Use of HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis

Martínez

Jonas

2020

Social Cognition

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“…Those measures are beyond the scope of this paper. Additional questions about affiliative intent were also asked about the characters in these vignettes, however these measures are reported in another paper (Martinez & Jonas, 2019). Thus, we report all pertinent measures, manipulations, and exclusions in this study and the full sample was collected before data analysis.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

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Social judgments of sexual behavior and use of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis

Martínez¹,

Jonas²

2018

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Bio-medical HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) can drastically decrease the transmission of HIV between sexual partners. However, peer evaluations may worry men who have sex with men (MSM) that are considering or taking PrEP. We used a trait transference paradigm to characterize attitudes towards PrEP users, their sexual behavior, and transference effects on their social network. We recruited 339 men across nine U.S. cities from advertisements on a phone dating application. They judged vignettes about MSM and associated friends on their trustworthiness and responsibility, with the main character described as having frequently changing partners (FCP) or monogamous, and taking PrEP or not. We found PrEP praise within our U.S. sample, especially when evaluating responsibility, while FCP behavior was negatively evaluated. Minimal transference effects suggested judgments about sex-related actions anchor to the actor. These insights identify contextual boundaries of associative cognition and can inform interventions hoping to improve PrEP acceptance and uptake.

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“…PrEP users also report feeling stigmatized as a result of being rejected for sex dates or by being seen as HIV positive [44]. On the other hand, PrEP users can also be preferred as sex partners by MSM who are not using PrEP, as they are potentially at lower risk of transmitting HIV [45]. PrEP users have also been seen as more responsible and trustworthy, and their use of PrEP was not itself perceived as a reflection of sexual promiscuity [46].…”

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“…For example, they were seen as more desirable sex partners. It has been suggested that PrEP users are more likely to be seen as HIVnegative, and therefore have a lower chance to transmit HIV, making them a more desirable sex partner [45,62]. While media outlets can present PrEP use in a stigmatizing way (i.e.…”

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Socio-Sexual Experiences and Access to Healthcare Among Informal PrEP Users in the Netherlands

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The aim of this qualitative study was to explore the experiences of informal PrEP users regarding access to PrEP and PrEP-related healthcare, community responses, sexual behavior and well-being. We interviewed 30 men who have sex with men (MSM) in semi-structured online interviews between March and August 2018. Interviews were analyzed using interpretive description. Informal PrEP users were well informed about the use of PrEP, but sometimes did not make use of renal testing. Participants reported a lack of PrEP knowledge among healthcare providers, which limited their access to PrEP and put them at risk, as they received incorrect information. Although some participants reported negative reactions from potential sex partners, most received positive reactions and were sometimes seen as more desirable sex partners. PrEP healthcare services should not only be accessible to formal PrEP users, but also to PrEP users who procure PrEP informally.

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Pre-exposure prophylaxis sorting among men who have sex with men

Abstract: Persson, A. (2014). "I don't blame that guy that gave it to me": Contested discourses of victimisation and culpability in the narratives of heterosexual women infected with HIV.

Cited by 19 publications

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Social judgments of sexual behavior and use of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis

Socio-Sexual Experiences and Access to Healthcare Among Informal PrEP Users in the Netherlands

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