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.

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AIDS
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2026-01-29
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https://doi.org/10.1097/qad.0000000000004395
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HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
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Who is accessing PrEP in Mexico? Profiling users and identifying the unreached among high-risk MSM

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Who is accessing PrEP in Mexico? Profiling users and identifying the unreached among high-risk MSM

Sergio Bautista‐Arredondo, Fernando Macías-González, Heleen Vermandere, Alicia Piñeirúa-Menendez
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Abstract

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.

AIDSVol. 40(3)
National Institute of Public Health (SI), Ministry of Health (OM), Clinical Research Consortium (US)
Openalex Percentile: Top 71%
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