High Retention and Adherence with Rapid Long-Acting Injectable PrEP Implementation in an Urban Safety-Net Clinic Population.

In a low-barrier long-acting PrEP program in a safety-net setting, permitting same-day or next-day initiation, 85% of injections were on-time, and six-month retention was 83%, surpassing outcomes from most previously-reported oral PrEP studies. With drop-in, wrap-around services, similar retention among housing-insecure populations was seen. Long-acting PrEP expansion is urgently needed.

Young Adult Perspectives on Sex, Dating, and PrEP Use During the Pandemic and Improving the Future of PrEP Care.

Few studies have researched young adults' experiences taking HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) after the start of California's COVID-19 shelter-in-place (SIP) orders. The purpose of this study was to examine the experiences of young adults with sex, dating, and PrEP use during SIP and their perceptions on how to improve PrEP care in this age group. In this mixed-methods study, PrEP users ages 18-29 living in California between April 2020 and June 2021 completed a quantitative survey (N = 37) and one-on-one qualitative interviews (N = 18).

Understanding HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Questions of U.S. Health Care Providers: Unique Perspectives from the PrEPline Clinical Teleconsultation Service.

Fewer than a quarter of people considered to have factors associated with HIV acquisition are prescribed pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in the United States. Prior studies demonstrate disparities in provider comfort and knowledge regarding PrEP, suggesting a need for provider capacity building to support widespread PrEP availability. This study examined real-world PrEP clinical questions/cases from providers to a teleconsultation service to identify knowledge gaps and improve PrEP-related training materials and clinical guidelines.

Primary Care Physicians', Psychiatrists', and Oncologists' Coordination While Prescribing Medications for Patients With Multiple Chronic Conditions.

Objectives: Coordination of medication prescribing is important in the care of patients with multiple chronic conditions (MCC) given the involvement of multiple providers and multiple medications used to manage MCC. The objective of this study was to identify physician and practice factors associated with physicians' coordination of prescribing for complex patients with MCC.

Methods: Our cross-sectional study used a 33-item anonymous, online survey to assess physicians' coordination practices while prescribing for patients with MCC.

Facilitators and barriers of 2-1-1 HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis.

An alternative strategy for men who have sex with men (MSM) experiencing challenges with daily HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) includes 2-1-1 dosing. Understanding 2-1-1 PrEP facilitators and barriers, especially during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, may guide researchers and healthcare providers in future studies and clinical preparedness. We conducted a national cross-sectional study of MSM in the US who had taken 2-1-1 PrEP to examine facilitators and barriers of this on-demand PrEP dosing option.

Patient perspectives on primary care and oncology care coordination in the context of multiple chronic conditions: A systematic review.

Background: Patients' views on the optimal model for care coordination between primary care providers (PCPs) and oncologists in the context of cancer and multiple chronic conditions (MCC) are unclear. Thus, the purpose of this systematic review is to evaluate the perceptions of patients with both cancer and MCC regarding their care coordination needs.

Methods: Following PRISMA guidelines, the literature was systematically searched through PubMed, CINAHL, and PsycINFO for articles pertaining to patients' perspectives, experiences, and needs regarding care coordination between PCPs and oncologists during the cancer care continuum, in the context of patients with cancer and MCC.

Young adult women and correlates of potential adoption of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP): results of a national survey.

We examine potential use of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among young adult women, based on nationally representative random-digit dial telephone household survey of 1,453 US African-American and white women. The hypotheses were generated based on Health Belief Model. Our analyses showed that, as compared to women of 30-45 years old, young women of 20-29 years old experienced stronger social influences on PrEP uptake.

Racial differences and correlates of potential adoption of preexposure prophylaxis: results of a national survey.

Objective: To examine the association between sociodemographic factors, sexual behaviors, and social factors on potential uptake of preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among African American and White adult women in the United States.

Methods: Participants were recruited through a nationally representative, random-digit dial telephone household survey. Participants comprised a nationally representative, random sample of unmarried African American (N = 1042) and White women (N = 411) aged 20-44 years.

Economically motivated relationships and transactional sex among unmarried African American and white women: results from a U.S. national telephone survey.

Objective: We explored links among economically motivated relationships, transactional sex, and risk behavior for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among unmarried African American and white women.

Methods: We drew on data from 1,371 unmarried African American and white women aged 20 to 45 years that we collected via a random-digit-dial telephone survey in the U.S.

Ethnic differences in clinical presentation of depression in adult women.

This study examined ethnic differences in self-report and interviewer-rated depressive symptoms and estimated the contributions of sociodemographic and psychosocial factors in predicting severity of depression. One hundred twenty-five clinically depressed African American (n = 46), Caucasian (n = 36), and Latina (n = 43) women were recruited. After controlling for differences in socioeconomic status, African American women reported more symptoms of distress and Latinas were rated as significantly more depressed than the other groups.