PrEP and Behavioral Health Treatment Referral Among HIV Test Counselors in Miami-Dade County: A Rapid Qualitative Study Using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research.

ABSTRACT: HIV test counselors are well positioned to refer individuals to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and behavioral health treatments. HIV test counselors in Miami-Dade County (N = 20), a priority jurisdiction for Ending the HIV Epidemic, completed interviews to assess determinants of PrEP and behavioral health treatment referrals. To identify determinants, we used a rapid deductive qualitative analysis approach and the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR). Identified determinants sometimes served as facilitators (e.g., relative priority, leadership importance) and sometimes as barriers (e.g., lack of access to knowledge and information, available resources for referrals) to making referrals. We also observed differences in determinants between PrEP and behavioral health re

SUBMITTER: Harkness A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11110539 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature