Awareness, knowledge, and attitudes related to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis and other prevention strategies among physicians from Brazil and Mexico: cross-sectional web-based survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In order to end the HIV epidemic by 2030, combination HIV prevention including pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) should be widely available, especially for the most vulnerable populations. In Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), only 14 out of 46 countries have access to PrEP. In Brazil and Mexico, PrEP has been provided at no cost through the Public Health System since 2017 and 2021, respectively. Thus, HIV physicians' perspectives about PrEP and other prevention strategies may differ. This study aimed to compare awareness, knowledge, and attitudes related to PrEP and other prevention strategies among HIV physicians from Brazil and Mexico.

Methods

Cross-sectional, web-based survey targeting physicians who prescribe antiretrovirals from both countries. Participant

SUBMITTER: Vega-Ramirez H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9027096 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature