?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%2F38972%2F&rft.title=PrEP+Usage+Demographics+Among+Participants+Who+Were+Surveyed+Using+Convenience+Sampling+at+Two+LGBTQ+Focused+Events+in+Pittsburgh&rft.creator=Salunke%2C+Rajeev&rft.description=Introduction%0D%0APrEP+is+defined+as+daily+medicine+taken+by+at-risk+individuals+to+prevent+HIV.+Although+an+increasing+number+of+individuals+are+using+PrEP%2C+more+studies+are+needed+to+accurately+assess+the+distribution+of+PrEP+use+in+different+populations.%0D%0AExisting+data+suggests+that+PrEP+usage+remains+low+in+communities+that+need+it+the+most.+Black+and+Hispanic+MSM+are+significantly+less+likely+to+use+PrEP+compared+to+White+MSM.%0D%0AObjectives%0D%0AThis+study+hypothesizes+that%3A%0D%0Ai)+African-Americans+have+lower+odds+of+reporting+past%2Fpresent+PrEP+use+compared+to+white+individuals.%0D%0Aii)+Latino%2FHispanic+individuals+have+lower+odds+of+reporting+past%2Fpresent+PrEP+use+compared+to+white+individuals.%0D%0Aiii)+Individuals+in+the+26-35-year+age-group+have+higher+odds+of+reporting+past%2Fpresent+PrEP+use+compared+to+individuals+in+the+18-25-year+age-group.%0D%0Aiv)+MSM+individuals+have+higher+odds+of+reporting+past%2Fpresent+PrEP+use+than+non-MSM+individuals.%0D%0AMethods%0D%0AAnonymous%2C+multiple-choice+questionnaires+were+administered+at+the+Allies+for+Health%2BWellbeing+Booth+during+both+events.+A+total+of+267+individuals+were+surveyed.%0D%0AIRB+approval+was+not+obtained+prior+to+data+collection+but+post+hoc+IRB+permission+to+publish+the+data+was+obtained.%0D%0AResults%0D%0AOut+of+the+263+individuals+included+in+the+study%2C+34(12.9%25)+individuals+were+past%2Fpresent+PrEP+users.+Individuals+in+the+26-35-year+age-group+were+significantly+more+likely+to+report+past%2Fpresent+PrEP+use+compared+to+18-25-year-olds.+African-Americans+were+significantly+more+likely+to+report+past%2Fpresent+PrEP+use+compared+to+White+individuals.+Native-Americans+were+significantly+more+likely+to+report+past%2Fpresent+PrEP+use+compared+to+White+individuals.+Being+an+MSM+was+significantly+associated+with+past%2Fpresent+PrEP+usage+(compared+to+non-MSM).%0D%0AConclusion%0D%0AThe+public+health+significance+of+this+study+is+that+it+provides+a+snapshot+of+past%2Fpresent+PrEP+usage+in+the+surveyed+population.+A+PrEP+to+Need+ratio+(PnR)+can+be+calculated+with+the+help+of+this+data+and+can+be+used+to+assess+PrEP+usage+over+time.+This+data+can+then+be+used+as+a+basis+to+carry+out+more+research+to+develop+interventions+to+increase+PrEP+use+in+populations+who+are+at+a+high+risk+of+HIV+acquisition+with+low+rates+of+PrEP+use.+More+demographic+data+is+needed+from+future+studies+to+accurately+assess+PrEP+use.&rft.date=2020-07-30&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%2F38972%2F1%2FSalunke_R_MPHthesis_April_2020.pdf&rft.identifier=++Salunke%2C+Rajeev++(2020)+PrEP+Usage+Demographics+Among+Participants+Who+Were+Surveyed+Using+Convenience+Sampling+at+Two+LGBTQ+Focused+Events+in+Pittsburgh.++Master's+Thesis%2C+University+of+Pittsburgh.++++(Unpublished)++