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Knight D, Monger M, Phillips K, Antar A, Baral S, Stockman J, Nunn A, Chan P, Mayer K, Mena L, Kershaw T, Willie T. PrEP initiation and adherence among Black cisgender women in Mississippi: The role of HIV and PrEP stigma and social support. Women's Health 2024, 20: 17455057241296905. PMID: 39566475, DOI: 10.1177/17455057241296905.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlack cisgender womenCisgender Black womenPrEP initiationSemi-structured interviewsSocial supportFocus groupsBlack womenHIV stigmaPrEP stigmaHIV preventionBarriers to HIV preventionCisgender womenLack of social supportLevels of social supportHIV pre-exposure prophylaxisImprove social supportAnticipated PrEP stigmaInductive thematic analysisSexual health clinicsAnalyzing focus groupsDecrease HIV transmissionWomen at-riskPre-exposure prophylaxisSocial support rolesPrEP indications