探索阻碍纳米比亚潜在使用者接受艾滋病毒暴露前预防的因素
1Department of General Nursing Science, School of Nursing and Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Namibia, Rundu, Namibia.
Southern African journal of HIV medicine
|June 6, 2024
概括
在纳米比亚,艾滋病毒暴露前预防 (PrEP) 的吸收率较低.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 预防艾滋病毒 预防艾滋病毒
- 撒哈拉以南非洲地区.
背景情况:
- 暴露前预防 (PrEP) 是一种关键的艾滋病毒预防策略.
- 在纳米比亚的奥孔戈地区,PrEP的摄入量特别低.
- 进入和使用PrEP的障碍需要调查.
研究的目的:
- 探索和描述阻碍HIV PrEP吸收的因素.
- 专注于纳米比亚奥孔戈地区医院的潜在用户.
主要方法:
- 定性探索性,描述性和上下文设计.
- 针对20名潜在的PrEP使用者进行了有目的的抽样.
- 半结构面试和定性主题分析.
主要成果:
- 关键障碍包括有限的理解,卫生系统的不遵守,距离和负面态度.
- 据报道,医疗保健工作者对患者的教育不足.
- 药品库存不足也阻碍了PrEP的使用.
结论:
- 尽管PrEP可用,但存在重大障碍,阻碍其普及,特别是在农村的奥孔戈.
- 与用户支持系统的合作对于改善PrEP获取至关重要.
- 解决已识别的障碍对于该地区有效预防艾滋病毒至关重要.
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