Implementing PrEP for Women Who Inject Drugs

Description

Women who inject drugs are among the most vulnerable to acquiring HIV, but very few women who inject drugs are prescribed pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention largely due to barriers within our healthcare system. This research will consider the perspectives of women who inject drugs, healthcare providers, and clinic leadership to improve the way primary care and reproductive health clinics deliver PrEP to women who inject drugs, thereby reducing new HIV infections in this population.

Conditions

HIV, Intravenous Substance Abuse, Women's Health, Organization and Administration, Primary Prevention, Implementation Science

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

Women who inject drugs are among the most vulnerable to acquiring HIV, but very few women who inject drugs are prescribed pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention largely due to barriers within our healthcare system. This research will consider the perspectives of women who inject drugs, healthcare providers, and clinic leadership to improve the way primary care and reproductive health clinics deliver PrEP to women who inject drugs, thereby reducing new HIV infections in this population.

Implementation of PrEP for Women Who Inject Drugs Through Practice Facilitation in Primary and Reproductive Health Care

Implementing PrEP for Women Who Inject Drugs

Condition
HIV
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Philadelphia

University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Complete prior leadership and provider surveys
  • * Have 50 or more clinic visits with women who inject drugs in the past year
  • * Have 3 or more clinicians who provide primary and/or reproductive healthcare
  • * Have leadership willing to participate
  • * None

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Pennsylvania,

Laura Starbird, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Pennsylvania

Study Record Dates

2025-05-31