Men who have sex with men: knowledge, empowerment for human immunodeficiency virus pre-exposure prophylaxis Hombres que tienen sexo con hombres: conocimiento, empoderamiento para la profilaxis previa a la exposición al virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana

Abstract

Objective: To analyze the knowledge and empowerment of men who have sex with men about Human Immunodeficiency Virus pre-exposure prophylaxis. Method: This is an integrative review. A survey was conducted in the database of the Virtual Health Library, in their respective databases Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences and Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online. It used the descriptors registered in the Health Sciences Descriptors Portal (DeCS) and (MESH): "pre-exposure prophylaxis for hiv" AND "men who have sex with men" OR "gay" OR "homosexual" OR "msm" with boolean operators AND and OR. Results: Of the 325 studies found, 03 answered the research question. Conclusion: The availability of some preventive methods individually benefits the protection at different times of the HIV transmission chain and their complementary use promises consistent advances in response to the epidemic with an impact on reducing incidence.