Understanding, contextualizing, and addressing PrEP stigma to enhance PrEP implementation

SK Calabrese - Current Hiv/Aids Reports, 2020 - Springer
Purpose of Review HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a safe and effective preventive
intervention that could play a central role in ending the HIV epidemic. However, low uptake …

A scoping review of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis stigma and implications for stigma-reduction interventions for men and transwomen who have sex with men

AL Rosengren, C Lelutiu-Weinberger… - AIDS and Behavior, 2021 - Springer
HIV remains a public health concern in the United States. Although pre-exposure
prophylaxis (PrEP) can be expected to reduce HIV incidence, its uptake, adherence, and …

The influence of HIV‐related stigma on PrEP disclosure and adherence among adolescent girls and young women in HPTN 082: a qualitative study

J Velloza, N Khoza, F Scorgie… - African Journal of …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Introduction: Stigma and disclosure concerns have been key barriers to oral pre-exposure
prophylaxis (PrEP) adherence for African adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in …

“The fear of being Black plus the fear of being gay”: The effects of intersectional stigma on PrEP use among young Black gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex …

K Quinn, L Bowleg, J Dickson-Gomez - Social science & medicine, 2019 - Elsevier
In the United States, reducing new HIV infections will require a prioritization of HIV
prevention among young Black gay, bisexual, or other men who have sex with men (GBM), a …

Black cisgender women's PrEP knowledge, attitudes, preferences, and experience in Chicago

LR Hirschhorn, RN Brown, EE Friedman… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Background: Although black cisgender women in Chicago continue to disproportionally
account for new HIV diagnoses, few are on pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). We used …

HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis stigma as a multidimensional barrier to uptake among women who attend planned parenthood

SK Calabrese, JF Dovidio, M Tekeste… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Background: Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake has lagged among US women. PrEP
stigma is a recognized barrier to uptake among men who have sex with men but remains …

Rumination longitudinally mediates the association of minority stress and depression in sexual and gender minority individuals.

EL Sarno, ME Newcomb… - Journal of Abnormal …, 2020 - psycnet.apa.org
Minority stress theory describes the excess stressors to which individuals from stigmatized
groups are exposed as a result of their marginalized status (es), which can contribute to …

Considering stigma in the provision of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis: Reflections from current prescribers

SK Calabrese, M Tekeste, KH Mayer… - AIDS patient care and …, 2019 - liebertpub.com
Efforts to identify and address social inequities in HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)
access are urgently needed. We investigated early-adopting PrEP prescribers' beliefs about …

Intersectional discrimination and PrEP use among young Black sexual minority individuals: The importance of Black LGBTQ communities and social support

KG Quinn, J Dickson-Gomez, A Craig, SA John… - AIDS and Behavior, 2023 - Springer
Intersectional stigma and discrimination have increasingly been recognized as impediments
to the health and well-being of young Black sexual minority men (YBSMM) and transgender …

Bisexual men's experiences with discrimination, internalized binegativity, and identity affirmation: Differences by partner gender

EL Sarno, ME Newcomb, BA Feinstein… - Archives of Sexual …, 2020 - Springer
Bisexual individuals experience unique forms of discrimination related to their sexual
orientation (eg, anti-bisexual prejudice), which occurs from both heterosexual and …