ERIC Number: EJ1472607
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 4
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0744-8481
EISSN: EISSN-1940-3208
Available Date: 0000-00-00
Survey Assessment of HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Availability in Student Health Services in New England Colleges and Universities
Samantha Rawlins-Pilgrim1,2; Alyse Wheelock3; Carl G. Streed1,4; Margaret Higham5; Douglas S. Krakower6; Jessica L. Taylor1,7
Journal of American College Health, v73 n2 p458-461 2025
Objective: To determine HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) availability at student health services (SHS) in New England. Methods: We conducted an electronic survey of medical directors of SHS at New England colleges and universities. We measured the availability and volume of PrEP prescribing, barriers and facilitators to prescribing and provider knowledge. Results: Of 143 institutions surveyed, 39% completed questionnaires; 75% were private and 93% were 4 years. Thirty-six percent of institutions did not offer PrEP. Those offering PrEP started a mean of 2.0 per 1000 students/year. PrEP was available at more schools with higher vs. lower endowments (100 vs. 38%, p = 0.002), 4- vs. 2-year programs (68 vs. 0%, p = 0.042), and private vs. public schools (73 vs. 38%, p = 0.043). Conclusions: PrEP was not available at one in three New England SHS and prescribing rates at institutions that offered PrEP were low. Interventions are needed to improve PrEP access.
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), School Health Services, College Students, Affordances, Barriers, Drug Therapy, Prevention, Institutional Characteristics
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Massachusetts; Connecticut; Maine; New Hampshire; Rhode Island; Vermont
Grant or Contract Numbers: D33HP29243
Author Affiliations: 1Section of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; 2Boston Healthcare for the Homeless Program, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; 3Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; 4GenderCare Center, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; 5Tufts University Health Service (Retired), Somerville, Massachusetts, USA; 6Division of Infectious Diseases, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; 7Grayken Center for Addiction, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA