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Interprofessional Collaboration and On-the-Job Training Improve Access to HIV Testing, HIV Primary Care, and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: The HIV Continuum of Care is a global priority, yet vulnerable patients face access/retention challenges. Research is missing on the role social and public health service providers can play to help these patients. Using structural equation modeling, we examined the effects of interprofessional collaboration (IPC) and on-the-job training on the frequency of linkages to HIV testing, HIV primary care, and on pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) psychoeducation. The sample included 285 New York City providers of social and public health services from 34 agencies. Forty-eight percent of providers had not offered PrEP psychoeducation and linked fewer than five patients to HIV testing and primary care per week. However, in multivariate analysis higher IPC was associated with more linkages and frequent psychoeducation. After adjusting for IPC, linkage training was associated with more frequent services. The influence of specific factors highlights areas for interventions and policies to improve access to the HIV Continuum of Care.

Source: AIDS Education and Prevention

DOI: 10.1521/aeap.2018.30.6.474

Authors: Rogério M. Pinto, Susan S. Witte, Prema Filippone, C. Jean Choi, Melanie Wall

Institutions: University of Michigan, Columbia University, Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Language: English

Topic: HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Quality education

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute of Mental Health