Willingness to Recommend Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV Prevention Among Mexican Non-Physician Health Providers: A Cross-Sectional Study.

IF 0.8 4区 医学 Q4 IMMUNOLOGY Current HIV Research Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI:10.2174/1570162X21666221125150535
Dulce María Díaz-Sosa, Centli Guillen-Díaz-Barriga, Rebeca Robles-García, Hamid Vega-Ramírez
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Abstract

Background: Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has recently been introduced in Mexico. Still, there are no data exploring the frequency and related factors of willingness to recommend it among non-physician health providers (Non-PHP).

Objective: Compare awareness, knowledge, attitudes, and willingness to recommend PrEP and combined HIV prevention among Mexican non-PHP.

Methods: We conducted an online survey assessing data on sociodemographics, awareness, knowledge, and willingness to recommend PrEP. We performed a descriptive and comparative analysis between those willing and unwilling to recommend PrEP.

Results: The final sample was 142 participants, and most were willing to recommend PrEP (79.6%). This group reported higher confidence in evaluating PrEP eligibility (90.1%, p<.01), identified that populations at increased risk of HIV would benefit the most from PrEP (p≤.05), and considered the lack of professionals to prescribe PrEP as a barrier (60.7%, p<.01), and were more likely to recommend post-exposure prophylaxis (95.6%, p<.01) compared to those not willing to recommend PrEP. On the other hand, more non-PHP unwilling to recommend PrEP considered that behavioral interventions should be prioritized over PrEP (89.3%, p<.05), PrEP should not be provided in public services (43.3%, p<.001), and the demand of PrEP users would be low to maintain PrEP as a public policy (34.5%, p<.05).

Conclusion: A high proportion of Mexican non-PHP is willing to recommend PrEP. Still, it is necessary to increase their PrEP knowledge, including improving their prejudices and beliefs, so they can identify and refer potential PrEP users based on their risk of getting HIV.

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墨西哥非医师卫生服务提供者推荐暴露前预防HIV的意愿:一项横断面研究。
背景:墨西哥最近引进了暴露前预防(PrEP)。然而,没有数据探索频率和相关因素的意愿推荐它在非医生健康提供者(非php)。目的:比较墨西哥非php人群推荐PrEP和联合预防HIV的意识、知识、态度和意愿。方法:采用在线调查的方法,对社会人口学数据、PrEP的认知、知识和推荐意愿进行评估,并对愿意和不愿意推荐PrEP的人进行描述性和比较分析。结果:最终样本为142人,大多数人(79.6%)愿意推荐PrEP。结论:墨西哥非php人群中有很高比例的人愿意推荐PrEP,但仍有必要提高他们的PrEP知识,包括改善他们的偏见和信念,以便他们能够根据感染艾滋病毒的风险识别和推荐潜在的PrEP使用者。
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Current HIV Research
Current HIV Research 医学-病毒学
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81
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6-12 weeks
期刊介绍: Current HIV Research covers all the latest and outstanding developments of HIV research by publishing original research, review articles and guest edited thematic issues. The novel pioneering work in the basic and clinical fields on all areas of HIV research covers: virus replication and gene expression, HIV assembly, virus-cell interaction, viral pathogenesis, epidemiology and transmission, anti-retroviral therapy and adherence, drug discovery, the latest developments in HIV/AIDS vaccines and animal models, mechanisms and interactions with AIDS related diseases, social and public health issues related to HIV disease, and prevention of viral infection. Periodically, the journal invites guest editors to devote an issue on a particular area of HIV research of great interest that increases our understanding of the virus and its complex interaction with the host.
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