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. 2018 Nov 14;13(11):e0207372. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0207372

Table 3. Pharmacists’ comfort with completing tasks related to PrEP.

Would you be comfortable completing each of the following tasks? N Yes, with my current knowledge and skill set
n (%)
Yes, with some additional training
n (%)
No, not even with additional training
n (%)
Obtaining a medical history 123 87 (71) 34 (28) 2 (2)
Performing point of care serum creatinine testing 123 14 (11) 92 (75) 17 (14)
Collecting urine specimens for pregnancy and STD testing 123 17 (14) 70 (57) 36 (29)
Asking patients to self-collect oral and rectal swabs for STD testing 123 19 (15) 81 (66) 23 (19)
Assessing risk of HIV infection 122 24 (20) 87 (71) 11 (9)
Performing and interpreting point of care HIV testing 121 12 (10) 89 (74) 20 (17)
Counseling patients on their HIV testing results 123 15 (12) 93 (76) 15 (12)
Providing medication counseling on the use of PrEP for HIV 123 31 (25) 87 (71) 5 (4)