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HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis at Two Urban Obstetrics/Gynecology Clinics in Buffalo: Awareness and Attitudes Among Non-Hispanic Black Vs. Latinx Patients

Overview
Journal J Racial Ethn Health Disparities
Specialties Public Health
Social Sciences
Date 2022 Sep 13
PMID 36097312
Authors
Tamara Kurek
Ellen Picillo
James Shelton
Suzanne Griffith
Joseph DeNagy
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Abstract

Purpose: Non-Hispanic Black and Latinx women are disproportionately affected by HIV when compared to the general population. This study evaluated awareness of and attitude towards PrEP, self-perceived HIV infection risk, and factors constituting high-risk behavior for HIV infection at two general OB/GYN clinics in Erie County, which exhibited a 31.6% increase in HIV cases from 2019 to 2020.

Methods: One thousand twenty-five self-administered surveys were analyzed.

Results: Of participants, 69.3% were non-Hispanic Black, 13.4% were Latinx, and 22.4% were White. There was no significant difference in awareness of or attitude toward PrEP between non-Hispanic Black and Latinx participants (p = 0.197, p = 0.467). Latinx participants exhibited the lowest awareness of PrEP compared with non-Hispanic Black and White participants (p = 0.002).

Conclusions: In our high-risk group, most participants had low self-perceived risk of HIV infection and low awareness of PrEP, and most were unwilling or unsure as to whether they would take PrEP. This calls attention to a need for improved counseling regarding PrEP and what constitutes risk of HIV infection at our general OB/GYN clinics, with a potential focus on Latinx individuals.

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