Brief Report: Same-Sex Male Couples’ Characteristics and Attitudes Toward Different HIV Prevention Services, by Dyad HIV Serostatus, in Lima, Peru

Abstract

Few HIV/STI prevention studies have been conducted with same-sex male couples in Lima, Peru. This brief report describes quantitative findings of 42 same-sex male couples’ characteristics and attitudes towards using various HIV prevention services. Couples’ communal coping and preferences for sexual health outcomes varied by their serostatus. Many partners were willing to use pre-exposure prophylaxis, couples HIV testing and counseling, and other couples-based prevention services, if and when they would become available. Partners’ likelihood of using HIV prevention services differed by their dyadic serostatus. These findings lend support for providing couples-based HIV/STI prevention interventions for this population in Lima.

Keywords:

• Same-sex male couples
• HIV prevention services
• couples-based
• Lima

Acknowledgments

The authors graciously thank the participants for their time and participation in the study. We would also like to thank Epicentro for hosting the appointments and acknowledge David Diaz, Gino Calvo, and Clara Sandoval for their assistance with data collection for this study.

Disclosure statement

The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.