Table 3.
Implementation barriers and facilitators, organized by the i-PARIHS constructs of innovation, recipients, and context.
Barriers | Clinic A | Clinic B | Clinic C | Facilitators | Clinic A | Clinic B | Clinic C | |
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Innovation (degree of fit, compatibility, diffusion) | Differences in understanding of the PrEP protocol | ■ | ■ | Program fit within the organization’s goals and activities | ■ | ■ | ||
Reluctance to prescribe PrEP | ■ | Having a centralized PrEP Coordinator | ■ | ■ | ||||
Recipients (capacity, attitudes, beliefs, skills) | Staff and provider time limitations* | ■ | ■ | ■ | Staff and leadership support for PrEP services | ■ | ■ | ■ |
Staff discomfort providing PrEP counseling | ■ | |||||||
Staff and provider perception of patient-level barriers that need to be addressed in implementation | ■ | ■ | ■ | |||||
Concern about protecting patients’ confidentiality | ■ | |||||||
Context (organizational priorities, relationships) | Managing different and changing priorities across departments | ■ | Relationships with the local community | ■ | ■ | |||
Navigating the complex insurance landscape | ■ | Building from the point-of-care-testing program | ■ | |||||
The ED as an access point for health care for YWOC | ■ |
■Indicates theme was identified by clinic.
For clinic C, time limitation was identified as a barrier for providers only.