Knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis among US Air Force Health Care Providers

Providers are central to effective implementation of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). Primary care providers (PCP) and infectious disease physicians (ID) in the US Air Force (USAF) participated in a cross-sectional survey regarding knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs toward HIV PrEP. Characteristi...

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Published in:Medicine (Baltimore) 2016-08, Vol.95 (32), p.e4511-e4511
Main Authors: Hakre, Shilpa, Blaylock, Jason M, Dawson, Peter, Beckett, Charmagne, Garges, Eric C, Michael, Nelson L, Danaher, Patrick J, Scott, Paul T, Okulicz, Jason F
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Attitude of Health Personnel
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
HIV Infections - prevention & control
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Military Personnel - psychology
Military Personnel - statistics & numerical data
Observational Study
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis - methods
United States
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Summary:Providers are central to effective implementation of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). Primary care providers (PCP) and infectious disease physicians (ID) in the US Air Force (USAF) participated in a cross-sectional survey regarding knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs toward HIV PrEP. Characteristics associated with PrEP knowledge were assessed in univariate and multivariate analyses.Among 403 (40% of 1015 providers) participants, 9% (PCP 383, ID 20) ever prescribed PrEP. In univariate analysis, years in practice, number of HIV-infected patients treated in the past 12 months, past prescription of antiretrovirals for HIV prevention, frequency of prescribing PrEP in the past 12 months, and ever being questioned by a patient about PrEP were associated with PrEP knowledge (P 
ISSN:0025-7974
1536-5964
DOI:10.1097/MD.0000000000004511