A Mixed Methods Evaluation of an Inclusive Sexual History Taking and HIV Prevention Curriculum for Trainees.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health disparities exist in HIV risk in the USA among the lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender-queer (LGBTQ) community. There is also scarce literature on curricula for HIV prevention and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for trainees.

Aim

To create a curriculum to train residents to perform inclusive sexual history taking and HIV prevention care. The curriculum covers sexual history, LGBTQ health, sexually transmitted infections, and HIV risk assessment and risk reduction counseling including use of PrEP.

Setting

A dedicated PrEP Clinic was created within an Academic Medical Center Outpatient HIV Clinic. Patients were primarily LGBTQ identified, but also included HIV sero-discordant couples, cisgender individuals, heterosexual invididuals, and those with experie

SUBMITTER: Frasca K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6614307 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature