Student Education About Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Varies Between Regions of the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Daily, oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is an effective and safe prevention strategy for people at risk for HIV. However, prescription of PrEP has been limited for patients at the highest risk. Disparities in PrEP prescription are pronounced among racial and gender minority patients. A significant body of literature indicates that practicing healthcare providers have little awareness and knowledge of PrEP. Very little work has investigated the education about PrEP among health professionals in training.

Objective

The objective of this study was to compare health professions students' awareness of PrEP and education about PrEP between regions of the US, and to determine if correlations between regional HIV incidence and PrEP use were present.

Design

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SUBMITTER: Bunting SR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7573046 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature