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Attitudes and referral practices for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among HIV rapid testers and case managers in Philadelphia: A mixed methods study
PloS one, v 14(10), pp e0223486-e0223486
2019
PMID: 31589632
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Abstract
Adoption of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to prevent HIV infection has been slow. The purpose of this study was to evaluate knowledge, attitudes and referral practices for PrEP among non-prescribing providers, who may play key role.
We performed a cross-sectional survey on PrEP knowledge, attitudes, and referral practices among 66 non-prescribing HIV prevention providers (1st August to 31st December, 2016), in Philadelphia, followed by qualitative interviews with 12 of them (5th April to 10th May, 2017).
Participants had a mean age of 36 years, with 62% females. Majority were HIV case managers and rapid testers. For half of the respondents, PrEP eligibility screening was part of rapid HIV testing at their organization, 40% never had PrEP training and only 27% indicated personally screening clients for eligibility. Qualitative data revealed that participants held positive attitudes about PrEP and perceived organizational support, but had concerns about potential negative impacts and barriers to routine HIV screening.
Results highlight the importance of training non-prescribing HIV prevention providers about PrEP, addressing their concerns, and incorporating PrEP screening and referral into routine HIV testing.
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- Title
- Attitudes and referral practices for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among HIV rapid testers and case managers in Philadelphia: A mixed methods study
- Creators
- Iman Kundu - Drexel UniversityAna Martinez-Donate - Drexel UniversityNavya Karkada - Drexel UniversityAlexis Roth - Drexel UniversityMarisa Felsher - Department of Community Health and Prevention, Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health, Philadelphia, PA, United States of AmericaMarcus Sandling - Drexel UniversityZsofia Szep - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- PloS one, v 14(10), pp e0223486-e0223486
- Publisher
- Public LIbrary of Science (PLOS)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Infectious Diseases (and HIV Medicine); Community Health and Prevention
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000532427300024
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85072955447
- Other Identifier
- 991019168230104721
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