"I think everybody should take it if they're doing drugs, doing heroin, or having sex for money": a qualitative study exploring perceptions of pre-exposure prophylaxis among female participants in an opioid intervention court program.
Sarahmona M PrzybylaCatherine CerulliJacob BleasdaleKennethea WilsonMelissa HordesNabila El-BasselDiane S MorsePublished in: Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy (2020)
Findings suggest courts may provide a venue to offer women PrEP education and HIV risk assessments. Study findings inform public health, substance use, and criminal justice research and practice with justice-involved participants experiencing opioid use disorder on the development of gender-specific PrEP interventions with the ultimate goal of reducing HIV incidence.
Keyphrases
- men who have sex with men
- hiv testing
- hiv positive
- public health
- antiretroviral therapy
- healthcare
- quality improvement
- hiv infected
- human immunodeficiency virus
- primary care
- hepatitis c virus
- hiv aids
- randomized controlled trial
- chronic pain
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- risk factors
- mental illness
- pain management
- type diabetes
- adipose tissue
- insulin resistance