Could FDA approval of pre-exposure prophylaxis make a difference? A qualitative study of PrEP acceptability and FDA perceptions among men who have sex with men

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 241-249

  Underhill, Kristen ^a   Morrow, Kathleen M ^b   Operario, Don ^c   Mayer, Kenneth H ^d  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Brown University Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d FENWAY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiretroviral pre exposure prophylaxis; FDA; HIV prevention; Men who have sex with men; Sex workers

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; DEOXYCYTIDINE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; EMTRICITABINE; PHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; TENOFOVIR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERCEPTION; PROSTITUTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADENINE; ADULT; ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; CHEMOPREVENTION; DEOXYCYTIDINE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; ORGANOPHOSPHONATES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RHODE ISLAND; SEX WORKERS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 84893847714     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-013-0498-9     Document Type: Article

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