Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for College Students

ECU Author/Contributor (non-ECU co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)

Kenneth Jones (Creator)

Institution

East Carolina University (ECU )

Web Site: http://www.ecu.edu/lib/

Abstract: Sexual Transmitted Infections (STIs) are a growing risk for large universities and college \r\nstudents. Most STIs are curable\; however, the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is not. \r\nIt should be a priority for universities and colleges to integrate screening of HIV cases into their \r\navailable health services. The purpose of the quality improvement project is to implement a \r\nstandardized screening tool to identify university students who engage in high-risk sexual \r\nactivities and are eligible for PrEP. The results show that the proposed improvement tool led to \r\nthe identification of 21 most at-risk students from a sample of 285. A survey of providers \r\nrevealed a preference for the PrEP screening tool. Clinic nurses also demonstrated an enhanced \r\nunderstanding of the PrEP screening concepts and suggested strategies for improving the \r\nrendering of the related services. In conclusion, the proposed quality improvement project can be \r\nreplicated at student health services of any university or college to identify students at risk for \r\ncontracting HIV and reducing the risk of that infection via prescribing of PrEP

Additional Information

Publication

Other

Language: English

Date: 2023

Subjects

student health services, risk screening, pre-exposure prophylaxis, HIV, sexually transmitted infections

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