Client-Centered Counseling-Based Resource Center Increased Uptake of HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) in a Randomized Controlled Trial of Young Black Men who have Sex with Men

摘要

BackgroundNew US HIV infections are increasingly concentrated among young Black men who have sex with men (BMSM). Although oral PrEP is recommended by the CDC and WHO, uptake has been low among young BMSM. We evaluated the effect of a resource center offering a client-centered counseling approach to address the psychosocial, health care, and HIV prevention needs of young BMSM on the uptake of PrEP