Awareness of and Interest in Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis among Patients Receiving Services at Public Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinics in an Urban Setting | Zendy

Peng Yang | Zendy; Luke Johnsen | Zendy; Matthew A. Thimm | Zendy; Susan Tuddenham | Zendy; Amanda Rosecrans | Zendy; Melissa DaveyRothwell | Zendy; Khalil G. Ghanem | Zendy; Patrick Chaulk | Zendy; Glen Olthoff | Zendy; Adena Greenbaum | Zendy; Kathleen R. Page | Zendy

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Awareness of and Interest in Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis among Patients Receiving Services at Public Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinics in an Urban Setting

Author(s) -

Peng Yang,

Luke Johnsen,

Matthew A. Thimm,

Susan Tuddenham,

Amanda Rosecrans,

Melissa DaveyRothwell,

Khalil G. Ghanem,

Patrick Chaulk,

Glen Olthoff,

Adena Greenbaum,

Kathleen R. Page

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

journal of health care for the poor and underserved

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.511

H-Index - 59

eISSN - 1548-6869

pISSN - 1049-2089

DOI - 10.1353/hpu.2021.0039

Subject(s) - medicine , sexually transmitted disease , public health , environmental health , disease , sexually active , family medicine , medical emergency , nursing , syphilis , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , population

The goal of this study was to assess awareness of, interest in, and sources of knowledge about pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among 1,464 HIV-uninfected patients from public STD clinics in Baltimore. Logistic regression analyses were conducted to examine factors associated with PrEP awareness and interest. Results suggest PrEP awareness and interest in knowing more about PrEP was highest among men who reported sex with men or with both men and women. White patients were more likely to be aware of PrEP than African American patients, and those reporting consistent condom use were more likely to have heard about PrEP than those who never used condoms. The major source of knowledge about PrEP was health care providers. Findings can inform future prioritization of locally targeted PrEP programs to enhance access to and uptake of PrEP among those most at risk for HIV transmission.

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