Improving the HIV PrEP continuum of care using an intervention for healthcare providers: a stepped-wedge study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has demonstrated to be a highly effective method for preventing HIV; however, many individuals with PrEP indications are not receiving PrEP. Primary care settings provide an opportunity to offer PrEP to a wide range of patients. In this paper, we describe the PrEP Optimisation Intervention (PrEP-OI), which includes a PrEP Coordinator and a web-based panel management tool (called PrEP-Rx), and is targeted at healthcare providers (HCPs) to increase PrEP uptake and persistence among those at risk for acquiring HIV.

Methods and analysis

The PrEP-OI study evaluates the efficacy of the PrEP intervention (PrEP Coordinator + PrEP-Rx) to increase PrEP prescriptions through a stepped-wedge design among 10 primary care clinical sites in the

SUBMITTER: Ming K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7454188 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature