Table 1:
Domain | Areas | Sample questions with sources |
---|---|---|
Sociodemographics and health care | Age, ethnicity, education, insurance, usual source of care | |
Health care utilization | Regular sources of care, HIV testing | What type of place best describes your regular healthcare provider?
|
HIV risk | Sexual partners and practices, STIs, IDU | With how many men did you have vaginal sex in the last 6 months?19 Vaginal sex is where a man puts his penis into your vagina. How frequently did you use a condom when you had vaginal sex in the last 6 months?
|
HIV knowledge | Transmission and treatment | HIV can be transmitted in the following ways (check all that are true) Sex, sharing needles, pregnancy/childbirth, sharing a drinking glass, kissing on the check, using public toilets There are medications which can cure HIV (true/false) |
Self-perceived HIV risk | Risk, worry | I think my chances of getting infected with HIV are: Zero, Almost zero, Small, Moderate, Large, Very Large I worry about getting infected with HIV: None of the time, rarely, some of the time, a moderate amount of time, a lot of the time, all of the time19 |
PrEP Knowledge and experience | PrEP Knowledge1, ever recommended to use, ever used | 5 point Likert:
|
PrEP attitudes interest and willingness, | PrEP Stigma4, interest in using, willingness to use | People who are on PREP sleep around (5 point Likert scale) |
Preferred sources of PrEP information | Usual source of health information, trusted sources for PrEP | What source(s) would you trust the most for information on PrEP (Choose all that apply) Friend, family member, my PCP, another doctor or nurse, Family planning clinic, another clinic or medical providers, internet search, social media, HIV prevention organization, somewhere else |
Preferences for PrEP access | Source of initial and follow-up PrEP | If you were to start PrEP where would you prefer to have your first PrEP-related visit? My PCP, family planning clinic, STI clinic, Pharmacy, somewhere else What would be the most important factor in choosing where you would get PrEP?2
|
Potential barriers to PrEP | Cost, confidentiality, PrEP stigma | If you were to decide to take PrEP, which of the following are concerns that you have related to taking PrEP? [Choose all that apply]
|
Support needs for PREP | Cost, adherence, disclosure | If you were to take PrEP, what support do you think you would need?
|
Schneider personal communication
Adapted from World Health Organization Health System Responsiveness domains28