Title |
Factors Associated with Awareness of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis for HIV Among Persons Who Inject Drugs in Philadelphia: National HIV Behavioral Surveillance, 2015
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Published in |
AIDS and Behavior, September 2018
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DOI | 10.1007/s10461-018-2293-0 |
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Authors |
Alexis Roth, Nguyen Tran, Brogan Piecara, Seth Welles, Jennifer Shinefeld, Kathleen Brady |
Abstract |
Persons who inject drugs (PWID) continue to experience disproportionate HIV burden. Though studies demonstrate PWID find pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) acceptable, awareness and uptake remains low. Data from the 2015 PWID cycle of the National HIV Behavioral Surveillance (n = 612) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA) were analyzed to evaluate how socio-demographics and behavioral factors impact PrEP awareness. Only 12.4% of PWID surveyed were PrEP-aware and 2.6% reported receiving a prescription. Factors associated with PrEP awareness included having at least some college education (aOR 2.13, 95% CI 1.03, 4.43), sharing paraphernalia (aOR 2.37, 95% CI 1.23, 4.56), obtaining syringes/needles primarily from a syringe exchange program (aOR 2.28, 95% CI 1.35, 3.87), STI testing (aOR 1.71, 95% CI 1.01, 2.89) and drug treatment (aOR 2.81, 95% CI 1.62, 4.87). Accessing prevention and health services increased the odds of being PrEP-aware; however, awareness was low overall. Additional promotion efforts are warranted. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United States | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Unknown | 60 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Master | 9 | 15% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 13% |
Researcher | 7 | 12% |
Student > Bachelor | 6 | 10% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 1 | 2% |
Other | 5 | 8% |
Unknown | 24 | 40% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Nursing and Health Professions | 9 | 15% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 6 | 10% |
Social Sciences | 5 | 8% |
Psychology | 4 | 7% |
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 2 | 3% |
Other | 5 | 8% |
Unknown | 29 | 48% |