PrEP Demographics and Disparity: The Race, Ethnicity, Gender Identity, Sex Assigned at Birth, Sexual Orientation and Age of Current PrEP Use
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Kate Hamilton; Lara Hasney; Tanya Cohn; JP Posnak
- Source
- Journal of community health nursing. 39(4)
- Subject
- Community and Home Care
Male
Anti-HIV Agents
Sexual Behavior
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Ethnicity
Infant, Newborn
Gender Identity
Humans
Female
HIV Infections
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis
- Language
- ISSN
- 1532-7655
Identification of disparity in preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) prescription by demographic group.Exploratory descriptive study.Secondary data analysis of 1114 patients who received PrEP from Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts (PPLM) between 2017 and 2020.Persons of Asian racial-identity had a higher mean PrEP prescription than the other racial groups. Persons over 30 had a higher mean PrEP prescription than those 18-29.Discrepancy of PrEP prescription reveals opportunities to improve PrEP delivery.Providers of PrEP delivery and community health nurses can enhance delivery by better electronic medical charting regarding PrEP discussion and nonadherence.