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HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis at Two Urban Obstetrics/Gynecology Clinics in Buffalo: Awareness and Attitudes Among Non-Hispanic Black vs. Latinx Patients

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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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  1. Department of OB/GYN, University at Buffalo, 1001 Main St Buffalo, NY 14203, Buffalo, USA

    Tamara Kurek

  2. Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY, USA

    Ellen Picillo

  3. Department of OB/GYN, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA

    James Shelton & Suzanne Griffith

  4. Department of OB/GYN, Adventist Health White Memorial, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Joseph DeNagy

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All the authors contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation and data collection were performed by Tamara Kurek and Ellen Picillo. Data analysis was performed by James Shelton. The first draft of the manuscript was written by Tamara Kurek, and all the authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. All the authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Kurek, T., Picillo, E., Shelton, J. et al. HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis at Two Urban Obstetrics/Gynecology Clinics in Buffalo: Awareness and Attitudes Among Non-Hispanic Black vs. Latinx Patients. J. Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities 10, 2294–2301 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-022-01408-1

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