National Center for HIV Researcher Details Research in Health Insurance (Behavioral Readiness for Daily Oral PrEP in a Diverse Sample of Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men who have Sex with Men Who Have Not Been Offered PrEP by a Provider): Health Insurance

2026 FEB 02 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at CDC & FDA Daily -- Current study results on health insurance have been published. According to news reporting originating from Atlanta, Georgia, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “Daily oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) remains suboptimal. Assessing behavioral readiness for PrEP use among GBMSM who can benefit and offering PrEP may increase uptake among GBMSM.”

Our news reporters obtained a quote from the research from National Center for HIV: “We measured 4-item readiness for taking PrEP among GBMSM who have not been offered PrEP by a provider. GBMSM in Atlanta, Chicago, and Raleigh-Durham reporting recent condomless anal sex were assessed for “readiness” to discuss PrEP with a provider, test for HIV, take a daily pill, attend provider appointments, and a 4-component composite score for PrEP readiness. Chi-square tests and multivariable logistic regression were applied to examine factors associated with readiness to use PrEP. Study sample (n=187) was 51% Black, 15% Hispanic, 30% identified as bisexual or straight or other, and 29% had no health insurance. 55% said they were ready to discuss PrEP with a provider, 88% were ready to get an HIV test, 45% were ready to take a daily pill, 48% were ready to attend appointments, and 37% reported overall PrEP readiness. Having no health insurance was associated with readiness for a daily pill (AOR=2.78, CI=1.34-5.78) and 4-item PrEP readiness (AOR=2.34, CI=1.13-4.85). Self-identification as gay (vs bisexual/straight) was associated with readiness to discuss PrEP (AOR=2.14, CI=1.05-4.36).”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “Only 37% of GBMSM with recent condomless anal sex were ready for PrEP based on the 4-item readiness. Readiness may differ based on sexual identity, insurance status, and other characteristics. Efforts are needed to increase readiness across behavioral components of PrEP use.”

For more information on this research see: Behavioral Readiness for Daily Oral PrEP in a Diverse Sample of Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men who have Sex with Men Who Have Not Been Offered PrEP by a Provider. JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 2025. The publisher for JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes is Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health).

A free version of this journal article is available at https://doi.org/10.1097/qai.0000000000003650.

Our news journalists report that more information may be obtained by contacting Krishna Kiran Kota, Division of HIV Prevention, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States. Additional authors for this research include Gordon Mansergh, Neal Carnes, Deborah Gelaude.

ORCID is an identifier for authors and includes bibliographic information. The following is ORCID information for the author of this research: Krishna Kiran Kota (http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0805-9619).

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