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ArticleCurrents in pharmacy teaching & learning2019

Awareness, knowledge, and attitudes towards human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among pharmacy students.

Sarahmona M Przybyla, Kathleen Parks, Jacob Bleasdale, Joshua Sawyer, Diane Morse

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Sarahmona M PrzybylaUniversity at Buffalo School of Public Health and Health Professions, 3435 Main Street, 305 Kimball Tower, Buffalo, NY 14214, United States. Electronic address: mona@buffalo.edu.
Kathleen ParksUniversity at Buffalo Clinical and Research Institute on Addictions, 1021 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14203, United States. Electronic address: parks@ria.buffalo.edu.
Jacob BleasdaleUniversity at Buffalo School of Public Health and Health Professions, 3435 Main Street, 320 Kimball Tower, Buffalo, NY 14214, United States. Electronic address: jacobble@buffalo.edu.
Joshua SawyerUniversity at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 701 Ellicott Street, Room B2-139, Buffalo, NY 14203, United States. Electronic address: jrsawyer@buffalo.edu.
Diane MorseUniversity of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, 2613 West Henrietta Road, Rochester, NY 14623, United States. Electronic address: Diane_Morse@urmc.rochester.edu.

Funding

Virology/Immunology CoreP30AI078498 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI DEWHURST, STEPHEN · 2008 to 2018
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NIAID NIH HHS P30 AI078498
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe purpose of this study was to assess pharmacy students' awareness, knowledge, and perceptions towards human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), confidence and intentions to counsel patients on PrEP, and preferred PrEP training.

methodsA web-based cross-sectional survey was conducted with pharmacy students. Descriptive statistics and multivariate logistic regressions were performed.

resultsNinety-one percent of participants were aware of PrEP and 61% were familiar with PrEP prescription guidelines. In multivariate analysis, greater PrEP knowledge, attitudes towards PrEP, and familiarity with prescribing guidelines were significantly associated with confidence in PrEP counseling (p < 0.01 for all). Males had significantly higher odds of reporting confidence in PrEP counseling relative to their female counterparts (p < 0.01). Relative to fourth year students, second year students were less likely to report confidence in PrEP counseling (p < 0.01). Participants who were familiar with prescribing guidelines had significantly higher odds of PrEP counseling intentions (p < 0.05). Preferred educational topics regarding PrEP included training on side effects and adherence monitoring (65% and 51%, respectively). The most preferred modalities for receiving PrEP education were online education (47%), educational seminars in required courses (43%), and self-study modules (39%).

conclusionsGiven the key role played by pharmacists in patient engagement, they may be presented with opportunities to provide PrEP counseling and education. The development of educational modules for pharmacy students in an effort to increase PrEP uptake should consider addressing gaps in knowledge and preferred training modalities.

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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeAdultCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansIntentionMalePre-Exposure ProphylaxisStudents, PharmacyHIVPharmacy studentsPre-exposure prophylaxisPrevention

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PMID31040011
PMCPMC6800069

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