International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Faith over Protection, Faith as Foundation: A Mixed-Methods Joint Display Study of Religion, Spirituality, and PrEP Decision-Making Among Black Cisgender Women in the United States
By Maya S. Terry, Patricia Maritim, Lily Schwartzman and 4 others.
Abstract
Background
Black cisgender women in the United States bear a disproportionate burden of new HIV diagnoses, yet fewer than 1 in 10 women who could benefit from pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) receive a prescription. Religion and spirituality are central to many Black women’s lives and may shape sexual health decision-making in complex ways, but their role in PrEP engagement has been undertheorized.