Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices towards PrEP from Cisgender Men and Transgender Women Who Have Sex with Men in the Largest Suburban HIV Epidemic.

We conducted a cross-sectional web-based study to assess attitudes and experiences with HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) amongst a multiracial cohort of gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women in Long Island, New York. Participants were recruited through clinical providers and community-based organizations. The survey assessed knowledge and attitudes toward PrEP and factors that facilitate willingness to take it. Of the 189 respondents, most participants were Latinx/Hispanic (57.1%; = 105), gay-identifying (81.2%; = 151), and cisgender men (88.7%; = 165). One in five participants completed high school or lower (19.4%; = 36). Among those who had never used PrEP (53.4%; = 101), nearly all participants were willing to use it if it were free or covered as part of their insurance (89.4%; = 84). The most common barriers to not using PrEP was not knowing where to obtain it (68.3%; = 69), concerns about side effects (42.1%; = 35), and concerns about affordability (38.5%; = 25) This study discusses specific nuances to the suburbs, including cultural norms and structural barriers that should be incorporated in health promotion initiatives in addressing these factors.