Who is accessing PrEP in Mexico? Profiling users and identifying the unreached among high-risk MSM
Despite preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) expansion in Mexico, concerns remain about equitable access. Using counterfactual prediction and propensity score matching, we compared a nonprobability sample of PrEP users with high-risk men who have sex with men (MSM) from a national survey. Findings indicate that the program may miss up to 60% of high-risk MSM based on their profile and location, with younger and less educated men particularly unlikely to access PrEP, highlighting persistent gaps in the current program.
Authors
- Sergio Bautista‐Arredondo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8910-3011)
- Fernando Macías-González (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4731-3384)
- Heleen Vermandere
- Alicia Piñeirúa-Menendez
Institutions
- National Institute of Public Health (SI)
- Ministry of Health (OM)
- Clinical Research Consortium (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- AIDS
- Published
- 2026-01-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/qad.0000000000004395
- Primary Topic
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00