Electronic Dissemination of a Web-Based Video Promotes PrEP Contemplation and Conversation Among US Women Engaged in Care at Planned Parenthood

Sarah K Calabrese; Susan B Lane; Abigail Caldwell; Clair Kaplan; John F Dovidio; Rachel W Galvao; Damon F Ogburn; Cara B Safon; Mehrit Tekeste; Tamara Taggart; Djordje Modrakovic; Brittany C Wilbourn; Oni Blackstock; Trace S Kershaw

doi:10.1007/s10461-021-03210-2

Electronic Dissemination of a Web-Based Video Promotes PrEP Contemplation and Conversation Among US Women Engaged in Care at Planned Parenthood

AIDS Behav. 2021 Aug;25(8):2483-2500. doi: 10.1007/s10461-021-03210-2. Epub 2021 Mar 11.

Authors

Sarah K Calabrese^{1

2

3}, Susan B Lane⁴, Abigail Caldwell⁴, Clair Kaplan⁴, John F Dovidio^{5

6

7}, Rachel W Galvao⁸, Damon F Ogburn⁹, Cara B Safon¹⁰, Mehrit Tekeste¹¹, Tamara Taggart^{12

5

7}, Djordje Modrakovic¹¹, Brittany C Wilbourn¹³, Oni Blackstock^{5

14}, Trace S Kershaw^{5

7}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, George Washington University, 2125 G Street NW, Washington, DC, 20052, USA. skcalabrese@gwu.edu.
² Department of Prevention and Community Health, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA. skcalabrese@gwu.edu.
³ Center for Interdisciplinary Research in AIDS, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA. skcalabrese@gwu.edu.
⁴ Planned Parenthood of Southern New England, New Haven, CT, USA.
⁵ Center for Interdisciplinary Research in AIDS, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.
⁶ Department of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.
⁷ Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.
⁸ Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
⁹ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, MD, USA.
¹⁰ Department of Health Law, Policy, and Management, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA.
¹¹ Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, George Washington University, 2125 G Street NW, Washington, DC, 20052, USA.
¹² Department of Prevention and Community Health, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
¹³ School of Medicine & Health Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
¹⁴ Division of General Internal Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA.

Abstract

We evaluated the acceptability and impact of a web-based PrEP educational video among women (n = 126) by comparing two Planned Parenthood centers: one assigned to a Web Video Condition and one to a Standard Condition. Most women reported the video helped them better understand what PrEP is (92%), how PrEP works (93%), and how to take PrEP (92%). One month post-intervention, more women in the Web Video Condition reported a high level of comfort discussing PrEP with a provider (82% vs. 48%) and commonly thinking about PrEP (36% vs. 4%). No women with linked medical records initiated PrEP during 1-year follow-up.

Keywords: HIV; Internet-based intervention; Patient care; Pre-exposure prophylaxis; Women.

MeSH terms

Anti-HIV Agents* / therapeutic use
Communication
Electronics
Female
HIV Infections* / drug therapy
Humans
Internet
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis*

Substances

Anti-HIV Agents

Abstract

MeSH terms

Substances

Grants and funding