Barriers, beliefs, and biomedical prevention: a qualitative study of PrEP among justice-involved peripregnant women who use drugs
Findings underscore the urgency of designing patient-informed, context-responsive PrEP interventions that center the lived realities of CLS-involved peripregnant women who use drugs. Prioritizing long-acting PrEP options and integrating services into jail and community-based settings rooted in trauma-informed care and privacy protections can enhance uptake. These strategies are essential to reducing HIV incidence and advancing the goals of the Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) initiative.
Authors
- Teresa A. Chueng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2053-0880)
- Tyler S. Bartholomew (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9384-0812)
- K James
- Hansel Tookes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2369-360X)
- Katrina Ciraldo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2379-8062)
- Kathryn M. Nowotny (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6899-1440)
- Edward Suarez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5956-835X)
- Danielle Estes
- Krystle Culbertson
Institutions
- ActionAid (US)
- University of Miami (US)
- Empowerment Program (US)
- Institute of Criminology (SI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Health & Justice
- Published
- 2025-11-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40352-025-00382-0
- Primary Topic
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of Miami
- National Institutes of Health
- Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
- National Institute of Mental Health
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases