Open AccessAcceptability of a Community Health Worker Program to Link High-Risk People in Jail to HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis
Author(s) -
S. Alexandra Marshall,
Caroline Barham,
Taylor Neher,
Melissa J. Zielinski,
Lauren BrinkleyRubinstein,
Margaret M Gorvine,
Nickolas Zaller
Publication year - 2022
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.2022.0012
Subject(s) - human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , pre exposure prophylaxis , medicine , community health workers , community health , program evaluation , criminal justice , family medicine , nursing , environmental health , psychology , public health , health services , men who have sex with men , criminology , population , political science , syphilis , public administration
People involved in the criminal justice system (PICJS) are at a disproportionate risk for HIV infection. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is highly effective for HIV prevention; however, there are barriers to accessing and remaining on PrEP. We explored perspectives on partnering with a community health worker (CHW) to link PICJS to PrEP.