@article{bf85989807094058b49949b7489b692f,
title = "A Pilot Study to Evaluate a Novel Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Peer Outreach and Navigation Intervention for Women at High Risk for HIV Infection",
abstract = "Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake remains woefully low among U.S. women at high risk for HIV acquisition. We evaluated a pilot intervention which involved Peers providing brief PrEP education and counseling at mobile syringe exchange sites and at sex worker and syringe exchange drop-in centers followed by navigation to PrEP care. Peers recruited English-proficient, self-identified women (i.e., cisgender and transgender women and persons with other transfeminine identities) over a 3-month period and delivered the intervention to 52 HIV-negative/status unknown participants. Thirty-eight participants (73.1%) reported PrEP interest, 27 (51.9%) accepted the offer of a PrEP appointment, 13 (25.0%) scheduled a PrEP appointment, 3 (5.8%) attended an initial PrEP appointment, and none were prescribed PrEP. We found a gap between PrEP interest and connecting women to PrEP care. Further study is needed to understand this gap, including exploring innovative approaches to delivering PrEP care to women at highest risk for HIV.",
keywords = "HIV, Pre-exposure prophylaxis, Sex work, Syringe exchange programs, Women",
author = "Blackstock, {Oni J.} and Joey Platt and Golub, {Sarit A.} and Anakaraonye, {Amarachi R.} and Norton, {Brianna L.} and Walters, {Suzan M.} and Sevelius, {Jae M.} and Cunningham, {Chinazo O.}",
note = "Funding Information: We are grateful to Tonia Poteat, PhD, PA-C, MPH, and Hilary Surratt, PhD for insightful discussions during the early stages of this project and to Axcel Barboza for his input into planning and implementation phases of this study. The authors would also like to thank colleagues at NDRI for their assistance with Peer training. This project was supported by a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Minority HIV/AIDS Research Initiative Grant (1U01PS005111-01). Funding Information: We are grateful to Tonia Poteat, PhD, PA-C, MPH, and Hilary Surratt, PhD for insightful discussions during the early stages of this project and to Axcel Barboza for his input into planning and implementation phases of this study. The authors would also like to thank colleagues at NDRI for their assistance with Peer training. This project was supported by a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Minority HIV/AIDS Research Initiative Grant (1U01PS005111-01). Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2020, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.",
year = "2021",
month = may,
doi = "10.1007/s10461-020-02979-y",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "25",
pages = "1411--1422",
journal = "AIDS and Behavior",
issn = "1090-7165",
publisher = "Springer New York",
number = "5",
}
