Assessing the Impact of a PrEP Aware Week Campaign on PrEP Prescription Fills in NYS.

ABSTRACT:

Context

The New York State (NYS) Department of Health AIDS Institute engaged stakeholders across NYS to participate in the state's first "PrEP Aware Week" (PAW). PAW sought to increase the knowledge, interest, and number of PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) prescriptions filled across NYS. PAW activities were designed to be easy to implement, with minimal cost. Stakeholders were provided activities to implement, along with a social media tool kit featuring videos, graphic ads, and sample social media posts in English and Spanish to use as is or modify. PAW included more than 750 distinct events and activities undertaken by more than 250 participating providers.

Objective

To assess the impact of PAW on PrEP prescription filling patterns in NYS.

Design

An interrupted time

SUBMITTER: Tesoriero JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9983742 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep-Oct 01

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature