Exploring barriers and facilitators to PrEP use among transgender women in two urban areas: implications for messaging and communication

• Main Authors: Sarah Bauerle Bass (Author), Patrick J. Kelly (Author), Jesse Brajuha (Author), Luis Gutierrez-Mock (Author), Kimberly Koester (Author), Paul D'Avanzo (Author), Jae Sevelius (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Trans women are at increased risk for HIV infection yet are less likely to use pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) medication as a preventive measure. PrEP messaging and marketing has focused on men who have sex with men (MSM) or included trans women as a subset of MSM, ignoring the...