HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) knowledge among general practitioners in 2020: A French survey - 05/05/23
, Thomas Huleux b, c, Pauline Thill b, Agnès Meybeck b, Olivier Robineau bHighlights |
• | Primary prescribing by GPs has been possible since June 2021. |
• | PrEP remains insufficiently kwown among GPs : 28 % of the GPs interviewed in the Hauts de France were not aware of it all. |
• | Out of the 160GPs who knew about PrEP, 72% considered it effective. |
• | Factors associated with knowledge of PreP were : graduated less than 10 years before, seeing MSM in consultation, applying STI recommendations correctly. |
Abstract |
Introduction |
Since 2017, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has been one of the tools in combination HIV prevention strategies. The objective of our questionnaire was to analyze the knowledge and the position of general practitioners in Hauts-de-France on PrEP.
Method |
This quantitative, observational, cross-sectional study was conducted in 2020 using an anonymous questionnaire sent by post to a sample of 3007 GPs.
Results |
Four hundred and forty-four questionnaires (14.8 %) were included. The GPs were predominantly male (n = 253, 57 %) with a median age of 47 years. The median interest shown by respondents was 7/10.
One hundred and sixty participating GPs (36%) were aware of the principles of PrEP,
one hundred and sixty were only aware of the title (36%) and 124 (28%) showed no awareness at all.
Out of the 160 GPs who knew about PrEP, 72 % considered it effective, 30 % knew about it from a patient and 34 % declared having at least one patient using PrEP. GPs who knew about PrEP were more likely to: have graduated less than 10 years before, having seen in consultation men who have sex with men (MSMs) and, lastly; using screening practices for sexually transmitted infections that were better aligned with the recommendations than those who reported not knowing about PrEP.
Conclusion |
Although PrEP remains insufficiently known to GPs, many expressed eagerness to be involved. The training of health professionals and the highlighting of GPs’ role in prevention could help to optimize the fight against HIV.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), HIV, General practitioner
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Vol 53 - N° 3
Article 104649- avril 2023 Retour au numéro
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