Perspectives on HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) implementation in Mississippi among Black women and clinical staff: Recommendations for clinical trauma-informed programs.

ABSTRACT: Intimate partner violence (IPV) can constraint Black women's ability to prioritize and access Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) services. Recent research has called for the development of trauma-informed PrEP implementation programs to improve the delivery of PrEP to Black cisgender women; however, many PrEP-prescribing settings do not reflect this recommendation. The current study sought to identify key components to develop a trauma-informed PrEP implementation program for Black cisgender women and clinical staff. We conducted focus groups with PrEP-eligible Black cisgender women (February-June 2019), and semi-structured interviews with clinical staff offering HIV prevention and treatment services (October-November 2020) in community healthcare clinics in

SUBMITTER: Willie TC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10728323 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature