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The PEARL study: a prospective two-group pilot PrEP promotion intervention for cisgender female sex workers living in Baltimore, MD, U.S.

D Pelaez, N P Weicker, J Glick, J V Mesenburg, A Wilson, H Kirkpatrick, E Clouse, S G Sherman

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Article in AIDS care. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
4.9field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

D PelaezDepartment of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
N P WeickerDepartment of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
J GlickDepartment of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3323-1983
J V MesenburgDepartment of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
A WilsonDepartment of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
H KirkpatrickDepartment of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
E ClouseDepartment of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
S G ShermanDepartment of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Johns Hopkins University · US

Funding

Vaccine Response and Immunotherapeutics SWGP30AI094189 · NIAID · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI Richard E. Chaisson · 2012 to 2026
$67.0M
Exploring barriers and facilitators to women who use drugs (WWUD) awareness, acceptance and uptake of COVID-19 testing, the CARE study.R01DA041243 · NIDA · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI SHERMAN, SUSAN G. · 2016 to 2023
$5.3M
Developing a PrEP Adherence Intervention Targeting At-Risk and Substance Using WomenR34DA045619 · NIDA · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI SHERMAN, SUSAN G. · 2017 to 2019
$737k
NIAID NIH HHS P30 AI094189NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA041243NIDA NIH HHS R34 DA045619
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

HIV remains elevated among female sex workers (FSW) globally, with a number of structural (e.g., poverty, access to care) factors driving these persistently high rates. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), a user-controlled prevention method, is a promising means of empowering vulnerable populations to protect themselves and enhance agency. Yet there is a dearth of PrEP research and interventions targeting cisgender women in the United States, and even fewer aimed to reach FSW. We developed and implemented a multifaceted PrEP pilot intervention, the Promoting Empowerment And Risk Reduction (PEARL) study, to meet this gap. This paper describes the development process and nature of a community-informed intervention for tenofovir/emticitrabine (TDF/FTC) pre-exposure prophylaxis engagement among street-based cisgender FSW in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. In the course of the study's implementation, structural, programmatic, and medical barriers have already posed significant barriers to full engagement. PEARL implemented a number of strategies in an effort to counter barriers and facilitate increased success of PrEP uptake and maintenance. The study will provide critical insights into the nature of intervention components that could help FSW to initiate PrEP and reduce PrEP care cascade gaps.

Indexed as

AdultAnti-HIV AgentsBaltimoreFemaleHealth PromotionHIV InfectionsHumansPre-Exposure ProphylaxisProspective StudiesSex WorkersAnti-HIV Agentsdrug usefemale sex workerFSWHIVPrEPsex work

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PMID33627006
PMCPMC7983056
OpenAlexW3132361953

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