Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Examining HIV Diagnosis and Linkage to PrEP Prescription Among Members at An Integrated Health System in the Southeast United States. |
| Authors: |
Davis, Teaniese L., Mittal, Mona, Oragwu, Adanna C., Wang, Min Qi, Boekeloo, Bradley O. |
| Source: |
AIDS & Behavior; Mar2023, Vol. 27 Issue 3, p796-805, 10p, 2 Charts |
| Subject Terms: |
DIAGNOSIS of HIV infections, HIV prevention, HIV infection risk factors, STATISTICS, SEXUAL orientation, NOSOLOGY, SUBSTANCE abuse, CONFIDENCE intervals, SELF-evaluation, AGE distribution, REGRESSION analysis, MENTAL health, RACE, PRE-exposure prophylaxis, SEX distribution, SEXUALLY transmitted diseases, CHI-squared test, RESEARCH funding, INTEGRATED health care delivery, DRUGS of abuse, LOGISTIC regression analysis, PREDICTION models, DATA analysis software, ODDS ratio, SEXUAL health, UNSAFE sex |
| Geographic Terms: |
SOUTHERN States |
| Abstract: |
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) is a priority method for preventing HIV infection. This study's aims were threefold: (1) identify characteristics of members of a large health maintenance organization, Kaiser Permanente Georgia (KPGA), associated with HIV infection, (2) identify which member characteristics associated with HIV were also associated with PrEP prescription, and (3) identify which HIV-associated characteristics were associated with under- or over-prescribing of PrEP. Analysis of variables from the electronic medical record revealed that age, race, gender, mental health diagnosis, STI diagnosis, and sexual orientation were independently associated with HIV diagnosis. The same characteristics were independently associated with PrEP prescription except for race. Persons identifying as Black or unknown race, women, and/or heterosexual; and who had an STI diagnosis and/or illicit drug use had lower odds of being prescribed PrEP than of having an HIV diagnosis. The implications of these findings for improving physician identification of candidates for PrEP prescription are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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