TY - JOUR
T1 - Beyond HIV prevention
T2 - a qualitative study of patient-reported outcomes of PrEP among MSM patients in two public STD clinics in Baltimore
AU - Yang, Cui
AU - Krishnan, Nandita
AU - Kelley, Earl
AU - Dawkins, Jaidence
AU - Akolo, Omolola
AU - Redd, Rashaunna
AU - Olawale, Ayodeji
AU - Max-Browne, Commia
AU - Johnsen, Luke
AU - Latkin, Carl
AU - Page, Kathleen R.
AU - Davey-Rothwell, Melissa
PY - 2020/2/1
Y1 - 2020/2/1
N2 - Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) could have a substantial impact on the HIV epidemic within the US. However, the implementation of PrEP interventions outside of clinical trials has been slow and faces considerable barriers. The aim of the current study was to qualitatively explore PrEP-related patient-reported outcomes (PRO) among MSM patients who enrolled in a PrEP program at two public STD clinics in Baltimore. We conducted in-depth interviews with 18 PrEP patients who self-identified as MSM at two Baltimore City Health Department STD clinics between March and November, 2017. A codebook was developed using an iterative process. During analysis, the study team identified various biomedical and psychosocial PrEP-related PRO among MSM PrEP patients. In addition to HIV prevention, PrEP-related PRO included greater peace of mind, better continuity in care and awareness about health and well-being, relationship solidarity with serodiscordant partners, and access to social services. These findings on PrEP-related PRO can potentially contribute to improving patient-provider communication, leading to increased engagement in care and uptake of PrEP by MSM.
AB - Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) could have a substantial impact on the HIV epidemic within the US. However, the implementation of PrEP interventions outside of clinical trials has been slow and faces considerable barriers. The aim of the current study was to qualitatively explore PrEP-related patient-reported outcomes (PRO) among MSM patients who enrolled in a PrEP program at two public STD clinics in Baltimore. We conducted in-depth interviews with 18 PrEP patients who self-identified as MSM at two Baltimore City Health Department STD clinics between March and November, 2017. A codebook was developed using an iterative process. During analysis, the study team identified various biomedical and psychosocial PrEP-related PRO among MSM PrEP patients. In addition to HIV prevention, PrEP-related PRO included greater peace of mind, better continuity in care and awareness about health and well-being, relationship solidarity with serodiscordant partners, and access to social services. These findings on PrEP-related PRO can potentially contribute to improving patient-provider communication, leading to increased engagement in care and uptake of PrEP by MSM.
KW - HIV
KW - MSM
KW - PrEP
KW - patient-reported outcomes
KW - qualitative
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U2 - 10.1080/09540121.2019.1622639
DO - 10.1080/09540121.2019.1622639
M3 - Article
C2 - 31146549
AN - SCOPUS:85066839143
VL - 32
SP - 238
EP - 241
JO - AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
JF - AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
SN - 0954-0121
IS - 2
ER -