Knowledge is Power! Increased Provider Knowledge Scores Regarding Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) are Associated with Higher Rates of PrEP Prescription and Future Intent to Prescribe PrEP

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 802-810

  Blumenthal, Jill ^a   Jain, Sonia ^a   Krakower, Douglas ^b   Sun, Xiaoying ^a   Young, Jason ^a   Mayer, Kenneth ^b   Haubrich, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV prevention; Knowledge; Pre exposure prophylaxis; Providers

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; CALIFORNIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; PHYSICIAN; PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; CALIFORNIA; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; PHYSICIANS; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84939936384     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: 15733254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-015-0996-z     Document Type: Article

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