An Evaluation of a Clinical Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Education Intervention among Men Who Have Sex with Men.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the impact of an HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) education intervention on PrEP awareness and use among men who have sex with men (MSM) attending a sexually transmitted diseases (STD) clinic.

Data sources/study setting

Men who have sex with men STD clinic patients.

Study design

We estimated a difference-in-differences linear regression model, comparing MSM whose first visit to the clinic was before ("control") or after ("treatment") intervention implementation and controlling for patient.

Data collection/extraction

We used self-reported data on PrEP awareness and use from STD clinic intake forms.

Principal findings

Pre-exposure prophylaxis awareness between first and second clinic visits increased 27.2 percentage points (pp) in

SUBMITTER: Raifman J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6051979 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature