Developing a Patient Navigation Intervention for PrEP Continuum of Care Among Young Latino MSM (PrEParate)
HIV/AIDS
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for HIV/AIDS focused on measuring HIV Seroprevalence, Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis, Patient Navigation
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age 18 to 29 years
- Identifies as male
- Identifies as gay/bisexual or reports having sex with men in past 12 months
- Identifies as Latino/Hispanic
- Self-reports being HIV-uninfected
- Resides in San Diego County, California
- Speaks English or Spanish
- Willing and able to provide informed consent
- Willing to receive PrEP-related health care at FHCSD
- Reports at least one HIV risk factor as informed by CDC guidelines
10a. MSM are at elevated risk for HIV (as per CDC) if they report one of the following:
- an HIV-infected sexual partner
- diagnosis of a bacterial STI within the past 12 months
- engaging in condomless anal sex with a non-monogamous partner in the past 12 months
- engaging in commercial sex work in the past 12 months
- injection of illicit drugs and sharing of injection equipment in the past 12 months
- engaging in drug treatment for injection drug use in the past 12 months.
Exclusion criteria:
1. HIV-infected
Sites / Locations
- San Diego State University
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Other
Patient Navigation (PN)
Usual Care (UC)
This intervention consists of standardized health educational materials and manualized sessions that can be implemented based on a participant's stage in the PrEP continuum. The intervention will utilize bilingual peer lay navigators and also consist of barrier reduction strategies to assist individuals with implementing HIV prevention, including the use of PrEP.
Participants in this condition will receive the CDC's 2-page PrEP Information Sheet in the participant's preferred language (either English or Spanish).