Low Awareness of and Access to Pre-exposure Prophylaxis But High Interest Among Heterosexual Women in Cleveland, Ohio

Milana Bogorodskaya; Steven A Lewis; Douglas S Krakower; Ann Avery

doi:10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001082

Low Awareness of and Access to Pre-exposure Prophylaxis But High Interest Among Heterosexual Women in Cleveland, Ohio

Sex Transm Dis. 2020 Feb;47(2):96-99. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001082.

Authors

Milana Bogorodskaya, Steven A Lewis¹, Douglas S Krakower², Ann Avery³

Affiliations

¹ Center for Health Care Research and Policy, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.
² From the Division of Infectious Disease, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
³ Division of Infectious Diseases, MetroHealth Medical Center.

PMID: 31651712
DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001082

Abstract

Women received <5% of all US pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) prescriptions in 2016. Among 351 heterosexual women surveyed in Cleveland, Ohio, 14.5% were aware of PrEP, 20.5% knew where to access PrEP, 75.9% were willing to try PrEP, and 50.9% expressed interest in more information.

MeSH terms

Administration, Oral
Adult
Anti-HIV Agents / administration & dosage
Community Health Centers / statistics & numerical data
Female
HIV Infections / epidemiology
HIV Infections / prevention & control*
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice*
Health Services Accessibility*
Heterosexuality
Humans
Male
Ohio / epidemiology
Patient Acceptance of Health Care
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis*
Sexual Partners
Surveys and Questionnaires
Young Adult

Substances

Anti-HIV Agents