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Identifying Implementation Strategies to Enhance HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Uptake Among Black Cisgender Women in New Orleans, Louisiana

Citation

Clement ME, Perry B, McKenna K, et al. Identifying Implementation Strategies to Enhance HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Uptake Among Black Cisgender Women in New Orleans, Louisiana. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2024;38(3):144-150. doi:10.1089/apc.2023.0300

Implementation stage:

Pre-Implementation

Implementation outcomes reported:

Not applicable

Continuum target addressed:

PrEP initiation, PrEP persistence, Linkage to preventative care

Geography:

Orleans Parish-LA

Study Participant Classification:

Recipients of care, Community member(s)

Plain Language Objectives

The researchers worked with Black women in New Orleans to understand why PrEP use remains low and to choose community-informed strategies that could help women learn about and obtain the medication.

Plain Language Abstract

Black cisgender women have an unmet need for HIV prevention, yet pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, is often not discussed or offered. Researchers interviewed 12 Black women who were not taking PrEP and 13 who were taking it in New Orleans. A 25-member Black Women and PrEP Task Force reviewed the findings and selected locally appropriate strategies. Two main barriers emerged. Women rarely knew other Black women who used PrEP and often viewed it as a medication for gay men. They also reported that providers did not routinely offer PrEP, and many preferred receiving it from women’s health providers. Participants believed testimonials from Black women could make PrEP more relatable. The task force selected two strategies: a social media campaign designed for women and education to help providers discuss and prescribe PrEP. This was a planning study based on interviews and task force deliberation; it did not implement or test the strategies. The authors concluded that both approaches require further study before their effects on PrEP uptake are known.

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