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Table 3 Knowledge and attitudes regarding PrEP, PEP and U=U among HIV physicians from Brazil and Mexico, 2020

From: Awareness, knowledge, and attitudes related to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis and other prevention strategies among physicians from Brazil and Mexico: cross-sectional web-based survey

 

Total

Brazil

Mexico

P valuea

(N = 481)

n (%)

(N = 339; 70.5%)

n (%)

(N = 142; 29.5%)

n (%)

 

PrEP (yes)

 Knowledge of national PrEP guidelines

387 (81.1)

281 (82.9)

106 (76.8)

.12

 Willingness to prescribe PrEP

357 (74.2)

265 (78.2)

92 (64.8)

<.01

 Ever referred a patient to receive PrEP

271 (57.7)

244 (72)

27 (20.6)

<.001

 Ever trained in PrEP

139 (29)

93 (27.4)

46 (32.6)

.25

 Ever prescribed PrEP

209 (44.4)

162 (49.1)

47 (33.3)

<.01

 Site of PrEP prescribing

  Private office

104 (49.8)

73 (45.1)

31 (66.0)

.01

  Demonstration studies

33 (15.8)

30 (18.5)

3 (6.4)

.06

  Clinical trials

18 (8.6)

16 (9.9)

2 (4.3)

.38

  SUSb

116 (24.1)

116 (71.6)

–

N/Ad

PEP (yes)

 Knowledge of national PEP guidelines

418 (91.9)

300 (95.9)

118 (83.1)

<.001

 Ever prescribed PEP

413 (85.9)

314 (92.6)

99 (69.7)

<.001

 Ever referred a patient to receive PEP

359 (76.6)

296 (87.3)

63 (44.4)

<.001

 Ever trained in PEP

209 (43.5)

148 (43.7)

61 (43)

.89

 Reasons for PEP prescription

  Occupational

331 (80.1)

288 (91.7)

43 (43.4)

<.001

  Consensual sex

278 (67.3)

252 (80.3)

26 (26.3)

<.001

  Sexual violence

275 (66.6)

231 (73.6)

44 (44.4)

<.001

U=Uc (yes)

 Perceived U=U slogan as completely accurate

339 (70.5)

251 (74.0)

88 (62.0)

<.001

 Ever trained in U=U

219 (45.5)

131 (38.6)

88 (62.0)

<.001

  1. aChi-square tests for all comparisons, except for Site of PrEP prescribing (Fisher’s exact test)
  2. bSUS: Brazilian Unified Health System (in Portuguese)
  3. cU=U Undetectable equals untransmittable
  4. dN/A Not applicable