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Tofeño, D., Uypan, D. (2023). Estudio mixto: Prevalencia y exploración del conocimiento sobre la existencia de la profilaxis pre-exposición para el VIH en hombres que tienen sexo con Hombres entre 18 a 29 años en Lima, Perú, durante el 2021 [Tesis, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC)]. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/668780
Tofeño, D., Uypan, D. Estudio mixto: Prevalencia y exploración del conocimiento sobre la existencia de la profilaxis pre-exposición para el VIH en hombres que tienen sexo con Hombres entre 18 a 29 años en Lima, Perú, durante el 2021 [Tesis]. PE: Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC); 2023. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/668780
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title = "Estudio mixto: Prevalencia y exploración del conocimiento sobre la existencia de la profilaxis pre-exposición para el VIH en hombres que tienen sexo con Hombres entre 18 a 29 años en Lima, Perú, durante el 2021",
author = "Uypan Ramirez, Diana Maricielo",
publisher = "Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC)",
year = "2023"
}
Introduction: Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a therapeutic scheme that has shown effectiveness in reducing the risk of HIV infection through sexual contact. PrEP has been used in various countries globally and in Latin America as a public health measure. In Peru, the greatest increase in the incidence of HIV in recent years has occurred in the age group of 20 to 29 years and 15 to 19 years, this being an important range to be able to implement prevention measures. Objectives: To determine the prevalence of awareness of HIV PrEP and to explore the knowledge and attitudes regarding it among men who have sex with men (MSM) aged 18 to 29 years in Lima, Peru. Methods: Explanatory sequential mixed study whose main component is quantitative (non-probabilistic descriptive cross-sectional), which is complemented by qualitative (phenomenological approach). A survey and a virtual interview were used for data collection. Results: Of 100 seronegative MSM surveyed, 49% were aware of PrEP. In the qualitative component, it was found that most of the participants obtained information casually through their social networks. It was also found that they had a significant concern about the adverse effects of PrEP, which was referred to as a limitation to take it. Conclusion: Close to half of MSM know about the existence of PrEP. An important need was found to search for more information about PrEP by more reliable means, since fear of adverse effects and ignorance regarding these is referred to as an important limitation for its consumption.
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