Journal article
Factors Associated with Awareness of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis for HIV Among Persons Who Inject Drugs in Philadelphia: National HIV Behavioral Surveillance, 2015
AIDS and behavior, v 23(7), pp 1833-1840
Jul 2019
PMID: 30267367
Featured in Collection : UN Sustainable Development Goals @ Drexel
Abstract
Persons who inject drugs (PWID) continue to experience disproportionate HIV burden. Though studies demonstrate PWID find pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) acceptable, awareness and uptake remains low. Data from the 2015 PWID cycle of the National HIV Behavioral Surveillance (n = 612) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA) were analyzed to evaluate how socio-demographics and behavioral factors impact PrEP awareness. Only 12.4% of PWID surveyed were PrEP-aware and 2.6% reported receiving a prescription. Factors associated with PrEP awareness included having at least some college education (aOR 2.13, 95% CI 1.03, 4.43), sharing paraphernalia (aOR 2.37, 95% CI 1.23, 4.56), obtaining syringes/needles primarily from a syringe exchange program (aOR 2.28, 95% CI 1.35, 3.87), STI testing (aOR 1.71, 95% CI 1.01, 2.89) and drug treatment (aOR 2.81, 95% CI 1.62, 4.87). Accessing prevention and health services increased the odds of being PrEP-aware; however, awareness was low overall. Additional promotion efforts are warranted.
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- Title
- Factors Associated with Awareness of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis for HIV Among Persons Who Inject Drugs in Philadelphia: National HIV Behavioral Surveillance, 2015
- Creators
- Alexis Roth - Drexel UniversityNguyen Tran - Drexel UniversityBrogan Piecara - Drexel UniversitySeth Welles - Drexel UniversityJennifer Shinefeld - AIDS Activities Coordinating OfficeKathleen Brady - AIDS Activities Coordinating Office
- Publication Details
- AIDS and behavior, v 23(7), pp 1833-1840
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Grant note
- 5 U1BPS003253 / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Epidemiology and Biostatistics; Community Health and Prevention
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000471709800015
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85054313988
- Other Identifier
- 991019168561504721
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