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ArticleJournal of the American Pharmacists Association : JAPhA

Feasibility of reaching populations at high risk for HIV in community pharmacies.

Natalie D Crawford, Kristin R V Harrington, Christina Chandra, Daniel I Alohan, Alvan Quamina, Omarri Beck, Henry N Young

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  2. Assessing pharmacy workflow to enhance the integration of HIV prevention services.Journal of the American Pharmacists Association : JAPhA
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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Natalie D Crawford
Kristin R V Harrington
Christina Chandra
Daniel I Alohan
Alvan Quamina
Omarri Beck
Henry N Young

Funding

Strengthening the HIV prevention continuum using pharmaciesR01MH132470 · NIMH · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI NATALIE D. CRAWFORD · 2023 to 2026
$3.4M
Training in Advanced Data Analytics to End Drug-Related Harms (TADA)T32DA050552 · NIDA · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI Howard H Chang, Hannah LF Cooper · 2020 to 2026
$1.6M
Advancing PrEP in pharmacies COVID supplementR34MH119007 · NIMH · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI CRAWFORD, NATALIE D. · 2019 to 2023
$884k
Investigating Transmission Risk and Incidence of Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in South AfricaF30AI152342 · NIAID · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI HARRINGTON, KRISTIN R. · 2020 to 2023
$206k
NIAID NIH HHS F30 AI152342NIDA NIH HHS T32 DA050552NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH132470NIMH NIH HHS R34 MH119007
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundGrowing evidence has shown feasibility for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention service integration in pharmacies, including HIV testing and screening for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). Yet, further work is needed to determine whether pharmacies can effectively reach those at increased risk of HIV transmission.

objectiveWe aimed to describe the HIV risk profiles and willingness to obtain HIV prevention services from a sample of pharmacy clients.

methodsThis was a cross-sectional pilot study aimed to develop a culturally appropriate pharmacy-based PrEP delivery model among Black men who have sex with men. Two pharmacies were recruited from low-income, underserved communities and participants were recruited within pharmacies for screener and social and behavioral surveys. Individuals were grouped by PrEP eligibility due to sexual risk, injection drug use risk, or both, and demographic and willingness measures were compared.

resultsAmong 460 pharmacy clients, 81 (17.6%) would have been eligible for PrEP due to sex or injection drug use risk. Most were eligible due to sexual risk (58.0%), while a substantial proportion were eligible due to injection drug use (27.2%) or a combination of sexual and injection drug use risk behaviors (42.0%). Of these eligible, the median age was 31 years (interquartile range = 28.32) and most had ≥1 female (75.3%) or male (96.3%) partner in the past 6 months. There was high willingness to receive a free HIV test in a pharmacy (90.1%). Most were willing to screen for PrEP in a pharmacy (95.1%) despite these services not being available in the state where this study was performed. There were no differences in willingness to obtain pharmacy-based HIV prevention services across risk groups.

conclusionThis study shows that pharmacies in disadvantaged areas can serve a key role in preventing and decreasing the transmission of HIV by reaching populations with high HIV burden and providing HIV prevention services.

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Community Pharmacy ServicesFeasibility StudiesHIV InfectionsPre-Exposure ProphylaxisAdultBlack or African AmericanCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHIV TestingHumansMaleMiddle AgedPatient Acceptance of Health CarePharmaciesPilot ProjectsRisk-Taking

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PMID39241958
PMCPMC11971681

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