Date: 6 Oct 2021 (Wed)

Time: 12:30 – 14:15

Venue: Esther Lee Building LT4, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
(Participants are welcome to attend in person or via Zoom)

Speaker: Prof. Johnson Wang ( Assistant Professor, Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, CUHK)

Moderator: Prof. Yiu-tung Suen (Assistant Professor, Gender Studies Programme, CUHK)

Abstract:

A growing number of local men who have sex with men (MSM) are obtaining pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) from other countries/regions and using it in Hong Kong, they are referred as “PrEP tourists”. We conducted a 3-month longitudinal study to understand situations of 110 local PrEP tourists obtaining PrEP from Bangkok. This presentation will talk about the issues (e.g., high prevalence of sexual risk behaviors and sexually transmitted infections, not taking up the required HIV and renal function testing regularly, combine PrEP with other medication that may affect their safety) and health needs of this group.

Speaker’s Biography:

Prof. Johnson Wang obtained his Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health from JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is working as Assistant Professor in JC School of Public Health and Primary Care. Prof. Wang received the Early Career Award by the International Society of Behavioral Medicine in 2016. He is the Associate Director of the Community Research Program on AIDS. His research interests include inter-disciplinary behavioral health and mental health research.

Language: English (for presentation) + English/Cantonese/Mandarin (for QA and discussion)

Registration: https://cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/webform/view.php?id=13638777
（Zoom link will be provided to registered participants）