ArticleBMC infectious diseases2022
Perceptions, motivations, and beliefs about HIV risk and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among participants in a nurse-led PrEP service (PrEP-RN).
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- Barriers and Facilitators to Oral HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Use in Australia: A Scoping Review Comparing Findings to Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.AIDS and behavior · 2026Review
- Specialized nursing terminology in pre-exposure prophylaxis: alexical analysis.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P · 2026Article
- The HIV Anxiety Scale (HAS): Developing and Validating a Measure of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Anxiety.AIDS and behavior · 2025Article
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- Gay and Bisexual Men's Perceptions about a Potential HIV Vaccine within a Post-COVID-19 Era: A Qualitative Study.AIDS and behavior · 2024Article
- A Comparison of COVID-19 Vaccine and PrEP Hesitancy Among Individuals Living in Mississippi: A Qualitative Study.AIDS and behavior · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundWhile HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has become more readily available in Canada, its uptake among HIV priority populations continues to be affected by system-level and individual factors. Such impediments relate to challenges by healthcare providers in assessing HIV-related risk and variability in patients' motivations for PrEP initiation and continued engagement in care.
methodsIn Ottawa, Canada, a group of researchers implemented Canada's first nurse-led HIV prevention program, known as PrEP-RN. As part of this pilot, qualitative interviews were completed with fourteen patients who had accessed PrEP-RN. The purpose of these interviews was to understand participants' perspectives related to HIV prevention and experiences accessing care through a nurse-led service. Interviews were analyzed using thematic analysis, which were organized into the two major themes of (1) motivations for PrEP initiation and (2) beliefs about the benefits of PrEP.
resultsFindings revealed participants' motivations for PrEP differed from healthcare provider's views of risk, which were influenced by external life factors and personal perceptions of risk. In addition, participants discussed the benefits of PrEP in terms of its ability to manage their potential mistrust of sexual partners, control their sexual health, and liberate fears and anxieties related to HIV.
conclusionsBased on these findings, health and allied providers should consider incorporating individual motivations and beliefs into patient education and counselling about PrEP to better target HIV prevention care at persons are at elevated risk of HIV. These perspectives could also be used to re-structure web and social media campaigns to increase PrEP uptake among HIV priority populations.
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