?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F34101%2F&rft.title=PrEP+awareness+in+men+who+have+sex+with+men+(MSM)+and+transgender+women+who+sought+services+from+the+Allegheny+County+Health+Department+HIV%2FSTD+Clinic%2C+2016-2017&rft.creator=Roth%2C+Harley&rft.description=In+2016%2C+the+estimated+total+of+new+HIV+infections+was+39%2C782+in+the+United+States.+The+majority+of+these+cases+occurred+among+men+who+have+sex+with+men+(MSM).+In+2014%2C+74.6%25+of+diagnosed+HIV+cases+in+Allegheny+County+were+among+MSM.+852+per+100%2C000+Black+individuals+were+living+with+diagnosed+HIV+compared+to+131+per+100%2C000+White+individuals+in+2014+for+the+county.+In+2016%2C+there+were+127+new+HIV+cases+diagnosed+within+the+county.+In+2012%2C+the+Food+and+Drug+Administration+(FDA)+approved+Truvada+to+be+used+for+HIV+as+pre-exposure+prophylaxis+(PrEP).+This+drug+is+an+efficacious+prevention+method+to+protect+from+HIV+infection.+Previous+research+shows+low+awareness+of+PrEP+in+all+MSM+communities%2C+particularly+in+Black+MSM.+Research+also+shows+an+association+with+higher+levels+of+sexually+transmitted+infections+(STIs)+and+HIV+seroconversion+and+in+the+United+States%2C+MSM+carry+the+burden+for+STIs+as+well.+Therefore%2C+it+is+a+prominent+public+health+issue+and+individuals+seeking+care+for+STIs+need+to+become+aware+of+PrEP.+Awareness+of+PrEP+is+a+first+stepping+stone+into+rolling+out+this+new+prevention+measure+and+stopping+new+HIV+cases+from+within+the+MSM+population.%0D%0AThis+study+aims+to+provide+insight+into+PrEP+awareness+in+Allegheny+County%2C+PA+among+MSM%2C+transgender+women%2C+and+gender+non-conforming+individuals+who+were+assigned+a+sex+of+male+at+birth+seeking+services+at+the+Allegheny+County+Health+Department+(ACHD)+HIV%2FSTD+clinic.+%0D%0AIn+2016+and+2017%2C+191+MSM+in+Allegheny+County%2C+PA+were+surveyed+at+the+ACHD+HIV%2FSTD+clinic+about+their+PrEP+awareness.+84%25+of+this+population+had+heard+about+PrEP.+Compared+to+18-25-year-old+individuals%2C+those+55%2B+were+significantly+less+likely+to+be+aware+of+PrEP+(aOR+%3D+6.32%3B+95%25+CI%3A+1.13%2C+35.21).+No+other+demographic+was+statistically+significant+in+this+analysis%2C+including+year+survey+was+taken%2C+self-reported+perceived+risk+of+HIV+infection%2C+gender%2C+and+sexual+orientation.+%0D%0AFindings+suggest+that+overall+this+population+had+a+high+level+of+PrEP+awareness+compared+to+past+research.+Future+interventions+should+be+focused+on+older+age.+More+research+is+needed+as+PrEP+awareness+is+just+the+beginning+of+PrEP+implementation+into+a+community.+Further+research+should+be+done+to+assess+PrEP+adherence+and+long-term+continuation%2C+barriers+and+facilitators+of+PrEP+uptake+and+use%2C+and+roles+that+HIV%2FSTI+clinics+can+serve+in+PrEP+awareness+and+knowledge+to+further+assist+in+reduction+of+new+HIV+cases+within+this+population.&rft.date=2018-06-28&rft.type=University+of+Pittsburgh+ETD&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F34101%2F1%2FRothHarley_MPHthesis_April2018.pdf&rft.identifier=++Roth%2C+Harley++(2018)+PrEP+awareness+in+men+who+have+sex+with+men+(MSM)+and+transgender+women+who+sought+services+from+the+Allegheny+County+Health+Department+HIV%2FSTD+Clinic%2C+2016-2017.++Master's+Thesis%2C+University+of+Pittsburgh.++++(Unpublished)++