Study reveals gatekeeping and stigmatising attitudes towards migrant women among Belgian PrEP professionals

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February 15, 2023
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Very few migrant women of African origin in Belgium use PrEP, a situation which is attributed to low levels of knowledge about the HIV prevention tool. According to a recent study, this low awareness is partly explained by gatekeeping by HIV prevention professionals, who withhold information about PrEP because of (often stigmatising) beliefs about migrant women’s ability to access and use PrEP.

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Source : Aidsmap

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