Tailored HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Intervention Needs from a Latent Class Analysis Among U.S. Healthcare Providers

Interventions are needed to expand HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) prescribing practices among healthcare providers, but research classifying providers to determine tailored intervention needs is lacking. Providers reported demographics, factors related to HIV treatment and prevention experience...

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Published in:AIDS and behavior 2021-06, Vol.25 (6), p.1751-1760
Main Authors: John, Steven A., Walsh, Jennifer L., Pleuhs, Benedikt, Wesche, Rose, Quinn, Katherine G., Petroll, Andrew E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anti-HIV Agents - therapeutic use
Attitude of Health Personnel
Capacity development
Continuing education
Disease prevention
Distance learning
Health care
Health care industry
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health Personnel
Health Psychology
Health services
HIV
HIV Infections - drug therapy
HIV Infections - prevention & control
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Infectious Diseases
Internet
Latent Class Analysis
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Optimization
Original Paper
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis
Precision medicine
Prevention
Prophylaxis
Public Health
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:Interventions are needed to expand HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) prescribing practices among healthcare providers, but research classifying providers to determine tailored intervention needs is lacking. Providers reported demographics, factors related to HIV treatment and prevention experience, and PrEP-related factors such as knowledge and community protection beliefs via online survey. Latent class analysis grouped providers with similar patterns of HIV prevention- and treatment-related care and tested for associations with demographics and PrEP-related factors. Three distinct classes of providers emerged: (1) PrEP naïve, (2) PrEP aware, and (3) PrEP prescribers. Providers with lower community protection beliefs and staff capacity were more likely to be classified as PrEP naïve compared to aware ( p s 
ISSN:1090-7165
1573-3254
DOI:10.1007/s10461-020-03105-8