2025
Human immunodeficiency virus vulnerability and pre-exposure prophylaxis awareness among adolescent girls and young women in Cameroon: A cross-sectional study
Oh S, Ndenkeh J, Ijeoma O, Conserve D, Nelson L, Batubara I, Bediang G, Yumo H, Ni Z. Human immunodeficiency virus vulnerability and pre-exposure prophylaxis awareness among adolescent girls and young women in Cameroon: A cross-sectional study. Interdisciplinary Nursing Research 2025, 4: 23-30. DOI: 10.1097/nr9.0000000000000086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrEP awarenessHIV vulnerabilityPre-exposure prophylaxis awarenessEducation levelLow PrEP awarenessKnowledge of PrEPAwareness of PrEPPositive STI diagnosisLow educational levelCross-sectional surveyHigher education levelCross-sectional studyVulnerability to HIVLogistic regression modelsSTI diagnosisHIV testingAGYWTargeted interventionsHIVPrEPYoung womenAdolescent girlsRegression modelsAwarenessSexual orientationRacial disparities in HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) awareness and uptake among white, Black, and Indigenous men in Canada: Analysis of data from the I’m Ready national HIV self-testing study
Ajiboye W, Tharao W, Owino M, Soje L, Tian J, Ly A, Piyesis M, McLeod A, Fleury M, McBain K, Massaquoi N, Mosugu T, Swidrovich J, Tan D, Nelson L, Rourke S. Racial disparities in HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) awareness and uptake among white, Black, and Indigenous men in Canada: Analysis of data from the I’m Ready national HIV self-testing study. Canadian Journal Of Public Health 2025, 116: 243-253. PMID: 40106208, PMCID: PMC12075050, DOI: 10.17269/s41997-025-01009-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrEP awarenessPrEP eligibilityWhite participantsPrEP cascadeIndigenous menFunded health care systemHIV pre-exposure prophylaxisIncrease PrEP awarenessRural communitiesRacial differencesHealth care systemPublic health interventionsAssess racial differencesPre-exposure prophylaxisBinary logistic regressionCross-sectional dataPrEP carePrEP uptakeHealth interventionsCare systemDisproportionate burdenRacial disparitiesBlack participantsSecondary analysisPrEPP-500. Awareness and preferences for every 2 month long-acting injectable HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) versus daily oral PrEP among cisgender women in the United States and the Dominican Republic
Metzner A, Oglesby A, O’Rourke A, Galai N, Karver T, Davis W, Scott R, Moriarty P, Taggart T, Barrington C, Gomez H, Perez M, Donastorg Y, Kerrigan D. P-500. Awareness and preferences for every 2 month long-acting injectable HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) versus daily oral PrEP among cisgender women in the United States and the Dominican Republic. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2025, 12: ofae631.699. PMCID: PMC11779361, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofae631.699.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHIV pre-exposure prophylaxisFemale sex workersOral PrEPPre-exposure prophylaxisLAI-PrEPDaily oral PrEPNumbers of sex partnersReproductive health clinicsSexual health clinicsHealth clinicsCisgender womenAcquired HIVHIV acquisitionLong-actingDaily pillInjectable PrEPPrEP clinicPrimary care clinicsPrEP useLatina ethnicityCondom useHIV knowledgeSex partnersPrEP awarenessHIVPerspectives and experiences regarding pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in a community sample of Veterans with unhealthy alcohol use: overall and across sexual orientation and gender identity
Fletcher O, Beaver K, Austin E, van Draanen J, Edelman E, Williams E. Perspectives and experiences regarding pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in a community sample of Veterans with unhealthy alcohol use: overall and across sexual orientation and gender identity. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 2025, 20: 5. PMID: 39876005, PMCID: PMC11773927, DOI: 10.1186/s13722-024-00533-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSexual orientationHeavy episodic drinkingPre-exposure prophylaxisGender identityUnhealthy alcohol useAlcohol useEpisodic drinkingSelf-reported sexual orientationHIV preventionSexual orientation/gender identityGender identity groupsFrequent heavy episodic drinkingSurvey of VeteransBackgroundUnhealthy alcohol useCommunity sampleNational online surveyPrEP awarenessCommunity organizationsIdentity groupsPrEP outcomesSevere unhealthy alcohol useHIV risk factorsMinoritized groupsMethodsUsing dataRisk factors
2024
Keeping it real: A descriptive analysis of HIV testing history, PrEP awareness, and PrEP use among Black cisgender women in Middle Tennessee, 2018
Alexander L, Brown V, Koethe J, Shepherd B, Green M, Myers H, Chandler C. Keeping it real: A descriptive analysis of HIV testing history, PrEP awareness, and PrEP use among Black cisgender women in Middle Tennessee, 2018. Journal Of The National Medical Association 2024, 116: 338-350. PMID: 39048497, DOI: 10.1016/j.jnma.2024.07.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHIV testing historyPrecaution Adoption Process ModelRapid HIV testingHIV testingTesting historyBlack womenHealthcare providersSample of Black womenRecommended HIV testingCross-sectional survey studyPatient-provider relationshipBlack cisgender womenBiomedical prevention technologiesCommunity-engaged researchAdoption Process ModelPre-exposure prophylaxisBlack/African American womenHIV risk factorsHIV prevention technologiesPrevention technologiesHIV disparitiesPrEP awarenessHealth behaviorsPrEP useMiddle TennesseeReadiness to implement contingency management to promote PrEP initiation and adherence among people who inject drugs: results from a multi-site implementation survey
Pickering E, Viera A, Sung M, Davidson D, Bailey G, Buchelli M, Jenkins M, Kolakowski J, Maier L, Edelman E, Rash C. Readiness to implement contingency management to promote PrEP initiation and adherence among people who inject drugs: results from a multi-site implementation survey. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 2024, 19: 97. PMID: 39710733, PMCID: PMC11665208, DOI: 10.1186/s13722-024-00503-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPromote HIV preventionCommunity-based organizationsHIV preventionHIV pre-exposure prophylaxisPrEP-related carePromote PrEP initiationHIV prevention activitiesIncentive-based interventionsTargeted HIV preventionReadiness of staffSelf-rated knowledgePre-exposure prophylaxisSurvey of staffFive-point Likert scalePrEP managementPrEP awarenessHIV testingPrEP uptakePrEP initiationTraining-relatedValues of individual itemsOutreach servicesMedication adherenceBeliefs QuestionnaireImplementation barriers
2023
Awareness and Uptake of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV Prevention Among Men who have Sex with Men in Nepal
Paudel K, Kanak M, Gautam K, Bhandari P, Dhakal M, Wickersham J, Valente P, Ha T, Shrestha R. Awareness and Uptake of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV Prevention Among Men who have Sex with Men in Nepal. Journal Of Community Health 2023, 49: 514-525. PMID: 38127298, DOI: 10.1007/s10900-023-01318-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPre-exposure prophylaxisPrEP awarenessBiomedical prevention strategiesHIV transmission riskUse of PrEPCross-sectional surveyHealth insurance coveragePrEP knowledgePrEP useHIV preventionStudy populationPrevention strategiesHealthcare providersBivariate analysisLogistic regressionTransmission riskPrEPMSMInsurance coverageProphylaxisHIVMenParticipantsInnovative strategiesInfectionThe Promise of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis – Examining Awareness, Knowledge, and Willingness to use Different Modalities Among US-Based African Immigrants
Aidoo-Frimpong G, Agbemenu K, Adzrago D, Akyirem S, Boateng S, Nelson L. The Promise of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis – Examining Awareness, Knowledge, and Willingness to use Different Modalities Among US-Based African Immigrants. Journal Of Immigrant And Minority Health 2023, 25: 1331-1338. PMID: 37378713, DOI: 10.1007/s10903-023-01515-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrEP awarenessInjectable PrEPPrEP modalitiesExact testHIV preexposure prophylaxisPre-exposure prophylaxisChi-squaredFisher's exact testEffective prevention toolPearson chi-squaredPrEP outcomesPreexposure prophylaxisHIV infectionOral pillsHIV preventionSociodemographic factorsHealthcare providersSociodemographic characteristicsPrEPEducational statusPrevention toolAfrican immigrantsProphylaxisModalitiesResearch evidencePredictors of PrEP awareness, PrEP discussion and interest in long‐acting injectable PrEP among Filipina transfeminine adults
Restar A, Quilantang M, Wickersham J, Adia A, Guigayoma J, Bermudez A, Galárraga O, Flores D, Cu‐Uvin S, Nazareno J, Operario D, Sison O. Predictors of PrEP awareness, PrEP discussion and interest in long‐acting injectable PrEP among Filipina transfeminine adults. Journal Of The International AIDS Society 2023, 26: e26080. PMID: 37306123, PMCID: PMC10258862, DOI: 10.1002/jia2.26080.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLAI-PrEPHIV servicesPrEP awarenessHigher HIV knowledgePre-exposure prophylaxisMultivariable logistic regressionInjectable PrEPPrEP discussionPrEP outcomesHealthcare discriminationHIV epidemicHIV knowledgeHealthcare accessSexual partnersOlder ageTransgender healthHealth inequitiesLogistic regressionHIVHealthcare settingsPrEPAdultsProvidersProphylaxisStructural drivers‘There are people like me who will see that, and it will just wash over them’: Black sexual minority men’s perspectives on messaging in PrEP visual advertisements
Kalwicz D, Rao S, Modrakovic D, Zea M, Dovidio J, Magnus M, Kharfen M, Patel V, Calabrese S. ‘There are people like me who will see that, and it will just wash over them’: Black sexual minority men’s perspectives on messaging in PrEP visual advertisements. Culture Health & Sexuality 2023, 25: 1371-1386. PMID: 36598172, PMCID: PMC10318116, DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2022.2157491.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlack sexual minority menPublic health campaignsSexual minority menPrEP useHealth campaignsMinority menPre-exposure prophylaxisPrEP awarenessPublic health crisisPrEP informationHigh incidencePrEPMenHIVHealth crisisCondomsFocus groupsPromotional messagingMen's perspectivesPrimary themesAcceptabilityProphylaxisIncidenceBlack Adolescent Females’ Perceptions of PrEP for HIV Risk Reduction
Budge M, Opara I, Weser V, Sands B, Hieftje K. Black Adolescent Females’ Perceptions of PrEP for HIV Risk Reduction. Journal Of The International Association Of Providers Of AIDS Care (JIAPAC) 2023, 22: 23259582231206934. PMID: 37853731, PMCID: PMC10588402, DOI: 10.1177/23259582231206934.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdolescent femalesPrEP awarenessHIV transmissionHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) preventionAdoption of PrEPBlack adolescent femalesHIV prevention strategiesHIV risk reductionPerceptions of PrEPPreexposure prophylaxisAdherence concernsPrEP useSide effectsPrevention strategiesVirus preventionEducational campaignsPrEPNegative side effectsRisk reductionHigh rateConstant comparative methodFemalesFocus groupsEthnic groupsProphylaxis
2022
A PrEP Demonstration Project Using eHealth and Community Outreach to Justice-Involved Cisgender Women and Their Risk Networks
Meyer JP, Price CR, Ye Y, Qin Y, Tracey D, Demidont AC, Melbourne K, Altice FL. A PrEP Demonstration Project Using eHealth and Community Outreach to Justice-Involved Cisgender Women and Their Risk Networks. AIDS And Behavior 2022, 26: 3807-3817. PMID: 35672552, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-022-03709-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTDF/FTCPrEP care continuumPre-exposure prophylaxisPrimary care providersPrEP demonstration projectRisk network membersNon-Hispanic whitesCisgender womenOutreach modelRespondent-driven samplingPrEP awarenessCommunity outreach modelEnrolled participantsMean ageClinical criteriaIndex participantsCare continuumHIV preventionSocial comorbiditiesCare providersKey populationsPrEPSubstance useMedical insuranceWomen
2020
Women’s Decision-Making about PrEP for HIV Prevention in Drug Treatment Contexts
Qin Y, Price C, Rutledge R, Puglisi L, Madden LM, Meyer JP. Women’s Decision-Making about PrEP for HIV Prevention in Drug Treatment Contexts. Journal Of The International Association Of Providers Of AIDS Care (JIAPAC) 2020, 19: 2325958219900091. PMID: 31918605, PMCID: PMC7099671, DOI: 10.1177/2325958219900091.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersDrug treatment centersHIV preventionTreatment centersPre-exposure prophylaxis efficacyOwn HIV riskDrug treatment contextIntervenable targetPrEP interventionsPrEP awarenessProphylaxis efficacyHIV riskEarly recoveryUse disordersPrEPWomenPreventionTreatment contextSemistructured interviewsEfficacyRiskWomen's abilityLong-term systemic changesWomen's lackDecision-making skills
2019
Social Networks and Its Impact on Women's Awareness, Interest, and Uptake of HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
Willie TC, Stockman JK, Keene DE, Calabrese SK, Alexander KA, Kershaw TS. Social Networks and Its Impact on Women's Awareness, Interest, and Uptake of HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP). JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2019, 80: 386-393. PMID: 30570528, PMCID: PMC6408934, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000001935.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPotential PrEP usePrEP awarenessPrEP intentionsPrEP useCare engagementIntimate partner violenceHIV pre-exposure prophylaxisPre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) usersAppropriate PrEP candidatesCare continuum outcomesPrEP-eligible womenPre-exposure prophylaxisProspective cohort studyPrEP candidatesPrEP careCohort studyContinuum outcomesIPV experiencesPrEP attitudesUS womenSocial network interventionWomen's awarenessFavorable opinionWomenMore alters
2018
HIV Risk perception and eligibility for pre-exposure prophylaxis in women involved in the criminal justice system
Rutledge R, Madden L, Ogbuagu O, Meyer JP. HIV Risk perception and eligibility for pre-exposure prophylaxis in women involved in the criminal justice system. AIDS Care 2018, 30: 1282-1289. PMID: 29527934, PMCID: PMC6085161, DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2018.1447079.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrEP implementation programsPre-exposure prophylaxisHIV risk behaviorsPrEP awarenessHIV pre-exposure prophylaxisRisk behaviorsPersonal HIV riskPrEP care continuumPrEP-eligible womenHepatitis C infectionPrimary care providersHIV risk perceptionUnsafe injection practicesMeeting eligibility criteriaPrison/jailCross-sectional surveyRecent transactional sexLifetime substance usePrEP eligibleC infectionEligible womenCare continuumHIV riskCare providersHigh risk
2016
A Cross-Sectional Online Survey of HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Adoption Among Primary Care Physicians
Blackstock OJ, Moore BA, Berkenblit GV, Calabrese SK, Cunningham CO, Fiellin DA, Patel VV, Phillips KA, Tetrault JM, Shah M, Edelman EJ. A Cross-Sectional Online Survey of HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Adoption Among Primary Care Physicians. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2016, 32: 62-70. PMID: 27778215, PMCID: PMC5215171, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-016-3903-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnti-HIV AgentsCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth PersonnelHealth Risk BehaviorsHIV InfectionsHumansMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioPractice Patterns, Physicians'Pre-Exposure ProphylaxisPrimary Health CareSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsPrimary care physiciansHIV care experienceCare physiciansPrEP adoptionPrEP awarenessPractice characteristicsHIV pre-exposure prophylaxisCare experiencesAcademic primary care physiciansHIV-positive patientsPre-exposure prophylaxisHealth care providersResultsThe survey response rateSectional Online SurveyPCP adoptionHIV careKey ResultsThe survey response ratePercent of respondentsRisk compensationSurvey response ratePrEP knowledgePrEP useSelf-rated knowledgeMultivariable analysisClinical champions
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