title: Knowledge and Attitudes about Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) among Sexually Active Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) Participating in New York City Gay Pride Events.
abstract: We conducted a street-based intercept survey with 480 men reporting sex with men (MSM) during June 2011 Gay Pride events in New York City (NYC). Awareness and knowledge of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) were limited. Many men believed that PrEP use should be encouraged, and that some of their friends would use it; and were interested in using it themselves. Men who believed that PrEP should only be taken before sex were more likely to endorse it and report greater likelihood of use.
authors.affiliation: HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies 1051 Riverside Drive PI Unit 15 New York, NY, USA 10032.
authors.forename: Joanne E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Mantell
authors.affiliation: 1051 Riverside Drive PI Unit 15 New York, NY, USA 10032 tgs2001@columbia.edu.
authors.forename: Theo G M
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Sandfort
authors.affiliation: 1051 Riverside Drive PI Unit 15 New York, NY, USA 10032 sh51@columbia.edu.
authors.forename: Susie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hoffman
authors.affiliation: Independent Consultant 370 Ocean Parkway, Apt 3L Brooklyn, NY, USA 11218 jguidry.7@gmail.com.
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Guidry
authors.affiliation: 1051 Riverside Drive PI Unit 15 New York, NY, USA 10032 tmasvaure@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Tsitsi B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Masvawure
authors.affiliation: The Fenway Institute Ansin Building 1340 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02215 scahill@fenwayhealth.org.
authors.forename: Sean
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cahill
keywords: Access to Care; Gay; HIV/AIDS