Engaging Black Men Who Have Sex with Men (BMSM) in Los Angeles in HIV PrEP – Policy Brief

This policy brief referred to as the White Paper – A Way Forward describes how Black men who have sex with men (BMSM), lag behind in PrEP use despite the fact that they are a population disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS and represent one of the single largest groups of new cases in the US each year. The minimal use of PrEP by BMSM, coupled with healthcare provider anxieties about prescribing PrEP, may reduce the potential positive effect of PrEP in reducing HIV infection rates in this disproportionately impacted population.

White Paper: Black MSM and PrEP – A Way Forward

This policy brief referred to as the White Paper describes how Black men who have sex with men (BMSM), lag behind in PrEP use despite the fact that they are a population disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS and represent one of the single largest groups of new cases in the US each year.