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Expanding the Test-to-PrEP Strategy: Including People With HIV in Social Network-Based HIV Testing and PrEP Outreach, Miami, Florida, and San Juan, Puerto Rico, June 2024 to February 2025
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Expanding the Test-to-PrEP Strategy: Including People With HIV in Social Network-Based HIV Testing and PrEP Outreach, Miami, Florida, and San Juan, Puerto Rico, June 2024 to February 2025

Georgia M Simchick, Stefani A Butts, Ariana L Johnson, Hector L Pizarro Perez, Jorge A Arroyo Reyes, Heriberto Cordova Rivera, Ruth Soto Malave and Susanne Doblecki-Lewis
American journal of public health (1971), Vol.116(S1), pp.S32-S35
2026-03
PMID: 41740071

Abstract

This study assesses expansion of the "Test-to-PrEP" (T2P) social network strategy to include people with HIV (PWH) as distributors of HIV self-test kits (HIVST) and PrEP/HIV treatment resources, in Miami and a newly introduced site in San Juan. PWH showed strong interest despite perceived barriers such as stigma. Stakeholders found the strategy acceptable and compatible. Findings highlight the potential of PWH-led T2P implementation to advance HIV prevention and treatment, underscoring the need to support scale-up and address barriers. ( . 2026;116(S1):S32-S35. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2025.308320).

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