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. 2017 Jan 1;74(1):56-59.
doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000001165.

Brief Report: The Right People, Right Places, and Right Practices: Disparities in PrEP Access Among African American Men, Women, and MSM in the Deep South

Latesha Elopre  1 , Kachina Kudroff, Andrew O Westfall, Edgar T Overton, Michael J Mugavero
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Brief Report: The Right People, Right Places, and Right Practices: Disparities in PrEP Access Among African American Men, Women, and MSM in the Deep South

Latesha Elopre et al. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. .

Abstract

Disproportionate rates of HIV are observed in Black women and men, especially in the Southern United States. We observed limited uptake of preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) services in our Southern community among these groups, particularly Black men who have sex with men relative to new HIV cases in Birmingham, AL; 18% accessed PrEP services compared with 50% of new HIV cases. Further research is needed to understand PrEP access and uptake in high-risk populations.

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    Elopre L, Kudroff K, Westfall AO, Overton ET, Mugavero MJ. Elopre L, et al. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2018 Feb 1;77(2):e22. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000001517. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2018. PMID: 29319658 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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