Contextual barriers to PrEP uptake and continuation among young Black gay and bisexual men who have sex with men living in the South

Maira Sohail; Andrew O. Westfall; Ashleigh Chiedo; Bernadette Johnson; K. Rivet Amico; Patrick S. Sullivan; Jeanne Marrazzo; Janet M. Turan; Michael J. Mugavero; Latesha Elopre

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0334285

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Contextual barriers to PrEP uptake and continuation among young Black gay and bisexual men who have sex with men living in the South

Maira Sohail,

Roles Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1265-4947

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Andrew O. Westfall,

Roles Formal analysis

Affiliation Department of Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
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Ashleigh Chiedo,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Athens, Ohio, United States of America
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Bernadette Johnson,

Roles Project administration

Affiliation Department of Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
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K. Rivet Amico,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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Patrick S. Sullivan,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Jeanne Marrazzo,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
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Janet M. Turan,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliations School of Public Health, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America, Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, Koç University, Sarıyer/İstanbul, Turkey
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Michael J. Mugavero ,

Roles Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: mmugavero@uabmc.edu

Affiliation Department of Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
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Latesha Elopre

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
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Contextual barriers to PrEP uptake and continuation among young Black gay and bisexual men who have sex with men living in the South

Maira Sohail,
Andrew O. Westfall,
Ashleigh Chiedo,
Bernadette Johnson,
K. Rivet Amico,
Patrick S. Sullivan,
Jeanne Marrazzo,
Janet M. Turan,
Michael J. Mugavero,
Latesha Elopre

Published: October 10, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0334285

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