Australia; NSW
HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) may be changing the way we think about ‘safe sex’, with condom use becoming less of a focus among gay men, according to an Australian study. The researchers interviewed gay men, and conducted interviews and focus groups with doctors involved in PrEP prescribing and staff working in HIV and LGBTIQ+ community organisations. The researchers found that nearly all the men reported that increased access to PrEP meant they tended to use condoms less for casual sex. The study also found there was also evidence potentially damaging new norm emerging where PrEP use was seen as the ‘best’ form of HIV prevention for HIV negative men, and those who didn't use it were stigmatised.
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