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 (%) |
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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) |