Table 2 Factors associated with positive attitude towards PrEP prescription among HIV specialists
From: Attitude towards antiretroviral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) prescription among HIV specialists
Attitude towards PrEP prescription | Total (N = 311) | Odds-ratio for positive attitude towards PrEP prescription | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Positive (N = 216) | Negative (N = 95) | ||||
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | OR (95% CI) | MLR-OR (95% CI) | |
Demographic characteristics and work history | |||||
Gender | |||||
Male | 122 (56.5) | 52 (54.7) | 174 (55.9) | 1 | 1 |
Female | 94 (43.5) | 43 (45.3) | 137 (44.1) | 0.93 (0.57-1.51) | 0.85 (0.50-1.45) |
Age Class | |||||
≤40 | 33 (15.3) | 18 (18.9) | 51 (16.4) | 1 | 1 |
41-50 | 51 (23.6) | 26 (27.4) | 77 (24.8) | 1.07 (0.51-2.25) | 0.68 (0.30-1.56) |
>50 | 132 (61.1) | 51 (53.7) | 183 (58.8) | 1.41 (0.73-2.73) | 1.07 (0.51-2.25) |
Length of service (years) | |||||
< 10 | 35 (16.2) | 20 (21.1) | 55 (17.7) | 1 | |
10-19 | 71 (32.9) | 35 (36.8) | 106 (34.1) | 1.16 (0.59-2.29) | |
> = 20 | 110 (50.9) | 40 (42.1) | 150 (48.2) | 1.57 (0.81-3.03) | |
Workplace | |||||
Non teaching hospital | 129 (59.7) | 58 (61.1) | 187 (60.1) | 1 | |
University/Research institute | 87 (40.3) | 37 (38.9) | 124(39.9) | 1.06 (0.65-1.73) | |
Prevailing activity | |||||
Ward/Inpatients | 116 (53.7) | 53 (55.8) | 169 (54.3) | 1 | |
Outpatient clinic/Day hospital | 100 (46.3) | 42 (44.2) | 142 (45.7) | 1.09 (0.67-1.77) | |
Survey | |||||
Online Survey | 69 (31.9) | 55 (57.9) | 124 (39.9) | 1 | 1 |
Regional HIV education | 147 (68.1) | 40 (42.1) | 187 (60.1) | 2.93 (1.78-4.82) | 3.25 (1.79-5.91) |
Participants’ experience with HIV-infected patients | |||||
Onset of activity with HIV patients | |||||
HAART era | 57 (26.4) | 34 (35.8) | 91 (29.3) | 1 | |
Pre-HAART era | 159 (73.6) | 61 (64.2) | 220 (70.7) | 1.55 (0.93-2.61) | |
HIV-infected persons currently followed | |||||
< =5 | 45 (20.8) | 19 (20.0) | 64 (20.6) | 1 | |
6-50 | 61 (28.2) | 28 (29.5) | 89 (28.6) | 0.92 (0.46-1.85) | |
>50 | 110 (50.9) | 48 (50.5) | 158 (50.8) | 0.97 (0.51-1.82) | |
HIV tests prescribed in the last month | |||||
< =5 | 109 (50.5) | 46 (48.4) | 155 (49.8) | 1 | |
6-20 | 77 (35.6) | 33 (34.7) | 110 (35.4) | 0.98 (0.58-1.68) | |
>20 | 30 (13.9) | 16 (16.8) | 46 (14.8) | 0.79 (0.39-1.59) | |
Practice | |||||
Antiretrovirals prescription to HIV negative individuals | |||||
No | 26 (12.0) | 30 (31.6) | 56 (18.0) | 1 | 1 |
Yes | 190 (88.0) | 65 (68.4) | 255 (82.0) | 3.37 (1.86-6.12) | 2.43 (1.29-4.61) |
Pre-emptive information on Post-Exposure Prophylaxis | |||||
No | 65 (30.1) | 44 (46.3) | 109 (35,0) | 1 | 1 |
Yes | 151 (69.9) | 51 (53.7) | 202 (65,0) | 2.00 (1.22-3.30) | 1.72 (1.01-2.92) |
Knowledge | |||||
Self-evaluation of PrEP knowledge | |||||
Poor | 73 (33.8) | 27 (28.4) | 100 (32.1) | 1 | 1 |
Sufficient | 72 (33.3) | 42 (44.2) | 114 (36.7) | 0.63 (0.35-1.14) | 0.87 (0.46-1.66) |
Good | 71 (32.9) | 26 (27.4) | 97 (31.2) | 1.01 (0.54-1.90) | 1.75 (0.82-3.74) |