Tamara Kurek1, Ellen Picillo2, James Shelton3, Suzanne Griffith3, Joseph DeNagy4. 1. Department of OB/GYN, University at Buffalo, 1001 Main St Buffalo, NY 14203, Buffalo, USA. tamaraku@buffalo.edu. 2. Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY, USA. 3. Department of OB/GYN, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA. 4. Department of OB/GYN, Adventist Health White Memorial, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Non-Hispanic Black and Latinx women are disproportionately affected by HIV when compared to the general population. This study evaluated awareness of and attitude towards PrEP, self-perceived HIV infection risk, and factors constituting high-risk behavior for HIV infection at two general OB/GYN clinics in Erie County, which exhibited a 31.6% increase in HIV cases from 2019 to 2020. METHODS: One thousand twenty-five self-administered surveys were analyzed. RESULTS: Of participants, 69.3% were non-Hispanic Black, 13.4% were Latinx, and 22.4% were White. There was no significant difference in awareness of or attitude toward PrEP between non-Hispanic Black and Latinx participants (p = 0.197, p = 0.467). Latinx participants exhibited the lowest awareness of PrEP compared with non-Hispanic Black and White participants (p = 0.002). CONCLUSIONS: In our high-risk group, most participants had low self-perceived risk of HIV infection and low awareness of PrEP, and most were unwilling or unsure as to whether they would take PrEP. This calls attention to a need for improved counseling regarding PrEP and what constitutes risk of HIV infection at our general OB/GYN clinics, with a potential focus on Latinx individuals.
PURPOSE: Non-Hispanic Black and Latinx women are disproportionately affected by HIV when compared to the general population. This study evaluated awareness of and attitude towards PrEP, self-perceived HIV infection risk, and factors constituting high-risk behavior for HIV infection at two general OB/GYN clinics in Erie County, which exhibited a 31.6% increase in HIV cases from 2019 to 2020. METHODS: One thousand twenty-five self-administered surveys were analyzed. RESULTS: Of participants, 69.3% were non-Hispanic Black, 13.4% were Latinx, and 22.4% were White. There was no significant difference in awareness of or attitude toward PrEP between non-Hispanic Black and Latinx participants (p = 0.197, p = 0.467). Latinx participants exhibited the lowest awareness of PrEP compared with non-Hispanic Black and White participants (p = 0.002). CONCLUSIONS: In our high-risk group, most participants had low self-perceived risk of HIV infection and low awareness of PrEP, and most were unwilling or unsure as to whether they would take PrEP. This calls attention to a need for improved counseling regarding PrEP and what constitutes risk of HIV infection at our general OB/GYN clinics, with a potential focus on Latinx individuals.
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