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PSYC 2500 ARTICLE REVIEW WORKSHEET NAME : Luciana Navarro Write a brief summary of the article sections below. Use your own words; do not copy/paste directly from the article (this results in point deductions). Your summary can be in bullet/outline form; it does not have to be a narrative. Download this document and insert your responses in a different/readable font color (e.g., blue, green, red .( Introduction 1 . Background/Context of the research questions New diagnoses of HIV in USA are found among men having sexual contact with other men . PrEP is a med that lowers risk of HIV but requires regular std testing and ability to refill prescription with a provider . Due to the nature PrEP monitoring sexual behavior, PrEP providers need a better understanding on how to approach patients about their sexual activity . 2 . Research Questions How do MSM patients experience sexual health care with PrEP providers while using PrEp ? 3 . Literature Review (it may be titled Background ( 2017 : sexual contact between men that have sex with other men included 66% accounted for all diagnoses of HIV among adults and adolescents in USA . GA is second highest rate of HIV and city of Atlanta being 3rd nationally for new diagnoses for HIV . Dept of Health and Human Services found 4 Atlanta counties as high priority ares for ending HIV
epidemic plan for the USA . In 2012, FDA approved a daily dose pill consisting of antiretroviral medicine . Provider can influence a person Dickson to take PeEP . Previous research suggests inequality between sexual healthcare recommendations and patient sexual practices indicating a need to understand how PrEP providers approach sexual healthcare . 4 . Research Hypotheses Explore sexual health care experiences of MSM from PrEP provides to contextualize sex related barriers to uptake and prescription, as well as better understand sexual health care after uptake of PrEP . Methods 5 . Sampling and Participants (including inclusion/exclusion criteria if listed ( MSM who are currently using or had used PrEP in last 3 years in Atlanta, Ga . Inclusion criteria included: men who have sex with men, being between the ages 18-60 years old, residing in Atlanta, Ga and being prescribed PrEP in last 3 years . 6 . Instrumentation/Data Collection Method(s ( 20 in depth, semi structured qualitative interviews Interviews consisted of open ended questions about perceptions of sexuality, experiences with sexual
health care from PrEP providers . 10 dollar gift card provided as incentive to each participant 7 . Variables (including Independent and Dependent as applicable ( Not applicable 8 . Procedures Principal investigator conducted 20 in depth interviews semi structured qualitative. All qualified participants received a study description and gave verbal informed consent before beginning the interview . 9 . Setting Atlanta, Ga 10 . Data Analysis Plan (specific statistical procedures; just list them; you’re not expected to know what they are at this point ( All interviews were audio recorded and transcribed and imported into MAXQDA 8 for coding and analysis. Codebook developed from inductive and deductive codes are review of interview. The investigator and team coded subgroup of transcripts to find interceder agreement. Then used thematic analysis by coding interviews and analyzed in response to the research question. Lastly, themes reflecting majority of data from participants were constructed using coded data to identify if there is a link between patient healthcare experiences and personal aspects of sexuality .
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Results and Discussion 11 . Results/Expected-Unexpected Findings 3 thematic categories found from data: impact of PrEP on sexuality, PrEP health care experiences of MSM patients, patient recommendations for improved sexual health from PrEP providers . 12 . Discussion/Implications Finding extend previous understandings of PrEP and sexuality to applications in healthcare by examining how patient sexual experiences are integrated into provision of PrEP care . MSM patients more comfortable with PrEP providers that are gay men . 13 . Limitations Unknown extent to which educational status and community connectedness of participants impact experiences with PrEP providers . Did not include transgender people who have sex with men Interviewer might influence participants responses about heterosexual/ women PrEP providers 14 . Recommendations Made by the participants support recent medical and public health efforts to shift toward sexual health frameworks in medical care . Unite medical fields to max sexual health promotion