Ucer, Ella;
Mangat, Kimrinjeet;
McGowan, Jennifer;
(2022)
Raising NHS PrEP awareness among Black African communities in the city of Hackney.
University College London (UCL): London, UK.
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Abstract
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a biomedical human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention strategy that involves the use of HIV antiretroviral medications by HIV-negative people to reduce infection risk. In spite of its potential, the uptake of PrEP both in the United Kingdom (UK) and worldwide has been limited, with disparities emerging across lines of race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, geography, age, and self-identity. Following men who have sex with men (MSM), the UK’s BA population currently faces the second-highest levels of HIV risk, yet awareness of PrEP within the community remains low and research on the subject is limited. The present study aimed to address this gap by asking how to raise awareness of PrEP within London’s BA community appropriately and effectively. To this end, a focus group was conducted featuring two members of the BA community, both working in the domain of sexual health. Seven questions focused on various aspects of raising PrEP awareness guided the discussion. Four main themes were identified: taboos and stigma; medical mistrust; local engagement; and the diversity of the BA community. The effects of stigma on healthcare workers’ ability to discuss PrEP were considered for the first time in a UK-based sample, as were the consequences of widespread medical mistrust. Key considerations pertaining to community engagement were contemplated, and participants discussed the importance of catering to numerous segments of the BA population. These results provide a first step towards increasing PrEP awareness within the BA community and ultimately remedying some of the HIV-related health inequalities experienced by this population.
| Type: | Report |
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| Title: | Raising NHS PrEP awareness among Black African communities in the city of Hackney |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Publisher version: | https://www.ucl.ac.uk/pals/ |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences > Experimental Psychology |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10160439 |
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