Reproductive intentions among HIV-negative gay and bisexual men initiating pre-exposure prophylaxis in the sustainable health center implementation pre-exposure prophylaxis pilot study, 2014–2016
International Journal of STD & AIDS Dec 11, 2021
Jones JT, Coleman M, Hoover KW, et al. - Men enrolled in the Sustainable Health Center Implementation pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) Pilot (SHIPP) Study, which was a cohort study of PrEP implementation in five community health centers in Chicago, Jackson, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C., were investigated for their reproductive intentions and associated characteristics.
Baseline data from 1,275 men, who self-identified as gay or bisexual and participated in the SHIPP study, were analyzed.
Audio computer-assisted self-interviews querying intentions to have a child in the future were completed by the participants.
Intentions to have a child were indicated by nearly 47% of participants.
More frequently Black/non-Hispanic and other/non-Hispanic participants reported intentions to have a child than white/non-Hispanic participants.
As age increased, participants less frequently reported intentions to have children.
Researchers recommend clinicians that provide PrEP to black and other/non-Hispanic gay and bisexual men to assess their reproductive intentions as family-planning counseling is possibly an opportunity to introduce PrEP to HIV-negative gay and bisexual men.
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