Correlates of Using Antibiotics to Prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Cisgender Sexual Minority Men and Transgender Women
Prophylactic antibiotics are effective prevention strategies for sexually transmitted infections. This analysis explored preventative antibiotic use among cisgender sexual minority men and transgender women. Data were collected from August 2022 to July 2023. Fourteen percent of participants reported use. Participants from communities most impacted by sexually transmitted infections had higher odds of reporting use.
Authors
- Drew A. Westmoreland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4085-7941)
- Christian Grov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6871-3531)
- Robert L. Cook
- Viraj V. Patel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5603-9823)
- Alexa B. D’Angelo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5260-340X)
- Adam W. Carrico (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8146-5701)
- Jacob Bleasdale (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9779-1413)
- Rifa Ehsan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-1765-4728)
Institutions
- The Graduate Center, CUNY (US)
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine (US)
- City University of New York (US)
- American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (US)
- Florida International University (US)
- University of Florida (US)
- Institute of Population, Health and Development (VN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Published
- 2025-03-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/olq.0000000000002151
- Primary Topic
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00