Racial and ethnic differences in women’s HIV risk and attitudes towards pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in the context of the substance use, violence, and depression syndemic
Willie TC, Kershaw TS, Blackstock O, Galvao RW, Safon CB, Tekeste M, Ogburn DF, Wilbourn B, Modrakovic D, Taggart T, Kaplan C, Caldwell A, Calabrese SK. Racial and ethnic differences in women’s HIV risk and attitudes towards pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in the context of the substance use, violence, and depression syndemic. AIDS Care 2020, 33: 219-228. PMID: 32408837, PMCID: PMC7666028, DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2020.1762067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPre-exposure prophylaxisSyndemic conditionsPrEP attitudesNon-Hispanic blacksHIV riskHispanic womenMultiple male sexual partnersEffect of racePrEP-eligible womenMale sexual partnersHIV sexual riskMore syndemic conditionsWomen's HIV riskNon-Hispanic whitesCo-occurring epidemicsHIV acquisitionPrEP uptakeHigher oddsElevated riskSexual partnersSexual riskWhite womenSubstance useWomenEthnic differences