Get2PrEP2-A Provider Messaging Strategy to Improve PrEP Uptake: A Randomized Controlled Quality Improvement Project.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

HIV preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP), a key strategy for preventing HIV transmission, requires awareness and access to PrEP services. Although all patients should be made aware of HIV PrEP; the diagnosis of bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs) is an important indicator of potential HIV PrEP need. In a previous evaluation of Get2PrEP (G2P), we found that an electronic medical record laboratory comments did not increase the frequency of PrEP discussions between patients and providers. In Get2PrEP2 (G2P2), we hypothesized that active, personalized messaging to providers about HIV PrEP would increase the documentation of PrEP discussions, referrals, and/or provision of HIV PrEP to individuals diagnosed with an STI.

Methods

G2P2 was a parallel 3-arm, unblin

SUBMITTER: Zucker J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11191360 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature