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Journal article
What Motivates Gay and Bisexual Men to Participate in PrEP-Related Research?
International journal of sexual health, v 31(3), pp 283-290
03 Jul 2019
PMID: 32864033
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Abstract
Preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has been demonstrated effective at preventing HIV among key populations like gay and bisexual men (GBM). Yet, there remains a continued need to engage GBM in PrEP behavioral and clinical research (e.g., to monitor adherence and retention in the PrEP treatment cascade). Objectives: We report on the factors motivating GBM to participate in a PrEP behavioral study, with the aim of our results to inform future recruitment efforts for future PrEP research. Methods: In 2015-2016, 103 PrEP-using GBM in New York City completed qualitative interviews about their experiences on PrEP. Participants were also asked about factors that motivated them to join the study. Thematic analysis was used analyze the data. Results: We identified 5 salient themes as rationale for joining the study: 58.3% cited altruistic reasons, 32% reported intellectual curiosity in the subject matter, 30.1% indicated that remuneration inspired them, 18.4% indicated that familiarity or referral to the research institute influenced their decision. Conclusions: Researchers attempting to enroll PrEP-using GBM may benefit from attending to the altruistic and intellectually curious nature of this population. Further, researchers may benefit from establishing familiarity among diverse communities of GBM. This in turn may contribute to the successful engagement of GBM for PrEP research.
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- Title
- What Motivates Gay and Bisexual Men to Participate in PrEP-Related Research?
- Creators
- Alexa B. D'Angelo - CUNY, Grad Sch Publ Hlth & Hlth Policy, Dept Community Hlth & Social Sci, 55 West 125th St, New York, NY 10027 USAJavier Lopez-Rios - The Graduate Center, CUNYAnthony W. P. Flynn - Univ Wisconsin, Dept Counseling Psychol, Madison, WI USADavid W. Pantalone - University of Massachusetts BostonIan W. Holloway - University of California, Los AngelesChristian Grov - The Graduate Center, CUNY
- Publication Details
- International journal of sexual health, v 31(3), pp 283-290
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Number of pages
- 8
- Grant note
- R21-DA039019 / National Institute of Drug Abuse; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Community Health and Prevention
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000476250900001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85068919250
- Other Identifier
- 991021894523504721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Psychology, Clinical
- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
- Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary