@article{fdi:010078928, title = {{P}erspectives of injectable long acting antiretroviral therapies for {HIV} treatment or prevention : understanding potential users' ambivalences}, author = {{C}arillon, {S}{\'e}verine and {G}allardo, {L}. and {L}inard, {F}. and {C}hakvetadze, {C}. and {V}iard, {J}. {P}. and {C}ros, {A}. and {M}olina, {J}. {M}. and {S}lama, {L}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{R}ecent clinical trial data showed that injectable long-acting antiretroviral treatment ({LA}-{ART}) every four or eight weeks could become an alternative option for {HIV} treatment or prevention. {T}he purpose of our study was to explore perceptions and potential users' points of views of this new mode of administration through individuals' therapeutic itinerary and their singular history with {ART}. {B}etween 2018 and 2019, a qualitative study was conducted in two {U}niversity {H}ospitals in {P}aris, {F}rance. {I}n-depth interviews were conducted with 15 virologically controlled {P}eople {L}iving with {HIV} ({PLWH}) and 13 men on pre-exposure prophylaxis ({P}r{EP}) for at least six months. {I}nterviews, focused on the daily experience with {ART}, were recorded, transcribed, and analyzed using thematic content analysis. {C}ollected discourses were organized around three emergent concerns: social, material and experimental. {E}ach of these concerns was perceived as ambivalent, balanced by skepticism and hope. {I}t revealed the complexity of each individual's relationship to their {HIV} treatment or {P}r{EP}, leading to balance the injectable {LA}-{ART} popularity reported within clinical trials. {T}his new mode of administration may be a suitable alternative for some {PLWH} and {P}r{EP} users, a "simplification" compared to the oral route. {I}t opens a window for "customizable" {ART}-treatment according to individuals' lives.}, keywords = {{I}njectable ; long-acting antiretroviral therapies ; acceptability ; {P}r{EP} ; antiretroviral treatment ; qualitative study ; {FRANCE} ; {PARIS}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{AIDS} {C}are}, volume = {32}, numero = {suppl. 2}, pages = {155--161}, ISSN = {0954-0121}, year = {2020}, DOI = {10.1080/09540121.2020.1742869}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010078928}, }