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Mapping Implementation Science with Expert Recommendations for Implementing Change (MIS-ERIC): Strategies to Improve PrEP Use among Black Cisgender Women Living in Mississippi

22 November 2022

This article from the Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities describes an analysis of qualitative interviews undertaken in Mississippi, USA with Black, cisgender women at risk for HIV and community healthcare clinic staff who work directly with this population in order to identify barriers to PrEP uptake and select appropriate implementation strategies to increase PrEP care.

Topic(s): Demand Creation/Marketing, Research, Service Delivery

Product(s): Oral PrEP

Population(s): Cisgender Women

Region(s): North America

Format(s): Journal Article

Countries: United States

Source(s): Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities

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