TitlePre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Dissemination: Adapting Diffusion Theory to Examine PrEP Adoption.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2021
AuthorsSchuyler, A, Alidina, Z, Dolcini, MM, Harper, G, J Fortenberry, D, Singh, R, Jamil, O, Pollack, L, Catania, JA
JournalAIDS Behav
Date Published06/2021
ISSN1573-3254
Abstract

PrEP adoption among African-American men-who-have-sex-with-men (AAMSM) remains low. We applied Diffusion-of-Innovations (DOI) theory to understand PrEP adoption processes among young HIV-negative/status unknown AAMSM (AAYMSM; N = 181; 17-24 years). Quantitative and qualitative analyses were used to examine predictors of PrEP diffusion stages. Most AAYMSM were in the persuasion stage (PrEP-aware, hadn't adopted; 72.4%). Our results suggest that model antecedents are DOI stage-specific. PrEP awareness (knowledge stage) was associated with lower levels of social stigma (p < .03) and greater health literacy (p < .05), while sexual risk (p < .03) and education (p < .03) predicted PrEP adoption (12.2%). PrEP efficacy and side effects were primary innovation characteristics influencing adoption receptivity in the persuasion stage. Interventions to improve PrEP diffusion should be tailored to stage-specific antecedents depending on how a community is stratified across the DOI stages.

DOI10.1007/s10461-021-03345-2
Alternate JournalAIDS Behav
PubMed ID34152531
Grant ListMH105180 / MH / NIMH NIH HHS / United States