Clinician Attitudes and Behaviors Regarding Use of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for Primary HIV Prevention

A study in three phases that examined clinician behaviors with regard to recommending and prescribing pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) as a primary HIV prevention strategy, and to identify knowledge-related and attitudinal factors associated with these behaviors. Through three phases, researchers used semi-structured interviews with ATN-affiliated clinicians to develop a new theory-based survey instrument, and administered the newly developed survey to clinicians. The primary objectives were to explore clinician attitudes and prescribing behaviors of PrEP for men who have sex with men (MSM) and heterosexually active adults and adolescents, and to identify factors associated with prescribing PrEP.