PrEP Care Continuum Engagement Among Persons Who Inject Drugs: Rural and Urban Differences in Stigma and Social Infrastructure

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Study examining stigma related to drug use and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), as well as awareness of Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) treatment in New York City and rural southern Illinois. Highlights barriers and facilitators to willingness to take PrEP based on interviews with 57 people who inject drugs (PWID) who participate in syringe service programs, comparing rural and urban responses.

Suzan M. Walters, David Frank, Brent Van Ham, et al.

AIDS and Behavior

10/2021

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HIV and AIDS · Illicit drug use · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Stigma · Illinois · New York