Clinical trial NCT05530993: Exploring the Perspectives and Experiences of PrEP-eligible Black Women in Texas in Relation to Readiness for PrEP Uptake and Adherence
Official title: Exploring the Perspectives and Experiences of PrEP-eligible Black Women in Texas in Relation to Readiness for PrEP Uptake and Adherence
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: PrEP Uptake Perspectives
PrEP Uptake Experiences
PrEP Adherence Perspectives
PrEP Adherence Experiences
Lead sponsor: The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
First posted: 2022-09-07
Enrollment: 20
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: COHORT
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: PrEP-eligible Black women in Harris County of Houston, TX and Travis County of Austin, TX will be recruited. An e-flyer will be distributed through the social media networks of academic and community partners, with potential for sharing amongst their followers to their social media following.

Brief summary: The aim is to conduct two virtual focus groups (10 participants in each group) with 20 pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)-eligible Black women in Houston and Austin, TX. Participants will be assigned to focus groups with other women based on their position about PrEP uptake (considered use versus not considered use). Focus group questions will build on an ecologic model framework to inquire about participant's intrapersonal, interpersonal, and community-level factors that influence access to and use of HIV prevention services. This strategy aims to examine potential barriers to PrEP uptake among PrEP-eligible women in two Texas' hotspots.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* assigned female sex at birth
* identify as Black or African American
* 18 years of age or older
* have had condomless sex with a cisgender man within the past 12 months
* fluent in English or Spanish
* have a phone or internet access
* not currently on PrEP and have never taken PrEP

Exclusion Criteria:

* choose not to identify as Black or African American
* unable to provide informed consent for participation (e.g. have severe cognitive impairment that would interfere with their ability to consent)
* have psychological distress that would prohibit them from participating in the study
* unable or unwilling to meet study requirements
* ineligible for HIV prevention services \[i.e., Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Positive\]
* received a prescription for PrEP within 12 months
* has a history of PrEP uptake or is currently on PrEP

Primary outcomes:
measure: Facilitators to readiness to adopt PrEP
timeFrame: during the focus group
measure: Barriers to readiness to adopt PrEP
timeFrame: during the focus group
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Austin
country: United States
facility: The University of Texas at Austin
state: Texas
city: Houston
country: United States
facility: The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
state: Texas
Study officials:
affiliation: The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
name: Mandy J Hill, DrPH
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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