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Acceptability and Preferences for Hypothetical Rectal Microbicides among a Community Sample of Young Men who have Sex with Men and Transgender Women in Thailand: A Discrete Choice Experiment

Newman, P.A.; Cameron, S.; Roungprakhon, S.; Tepjan, S.; Scarpa, R.

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Authors

P.A. Newman

S. Cameron

S. Roungprakhon

S. Tepjan



Abstract

Rectal microbicides (RMs) may offer substantial benefits in expanding HIV prevention options for key populations. From April to August 2013, we conducted Tablet-Assisted Survey Interviewing, including a discrete choice experiment, with participants recruited from gay entertainment venues and community-based organizations in Chiang Mai and Pattaya, Thailand. Among 408 participants, 74.5 % were young men who have sex with men, 25.5 % transgender women, with mean age = 24.3 years. One-third (35.5 %) had ≤9th grade education; 63.4 % engaged in sex work. Overall, 83.4 % reported they would definitely use a RM, with more than 2-fold higher odds of choice of a RM with 99 versus 50 % efficacy, and significantly higher odds of choosing gel versus suppository, intermittent versus daily dosing, and prescription versus over-the-counter. Sex workers were significantly more likely to use a RM immediately upon availability, with greater tolerance for moderate efficacy and daily dosing. Engaging key populations in assessing RM preferences may support biomedical research and evidence-informed interventions to optimize the effectiveness of RMs in HIV prevention.

Citation

Newman, P., Cameron, S., Roungprakhon, S., Tepjan, S., & Scarpa, R. (2015). Acceptability and Preferences for Hypothetical Rectal Microbicides among a Community Sample of Young Men who have Sex with Men and Transgender Women in Thailand: A Discrete Choice Experiment. AIDS and Behavior, 20(11), 2588-2601. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-015-1258-9

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Dec 22, 2015
Online Publication Date Dec 22, 2015
Publication Date Dec 22, 2015
Deposit Date Jun 23, 2016
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal AIDS and Behavior
Print ISSN 1090-7165
Electronic ISSN 1573-3254
Publisher Springer
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 20
Issue 11
Pages 2588-2601
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-015-1258-9
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1380513

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