Grant: Cat. Gr.: STBBI Res.: Beyond HIV/AIDS/Hep. C- STBBI other than HIV/hep. C (gen.)
University of British Columbia
$100,000.00
Assessing Community and Healthcare Provider Preferences for Doxycycline as STI PrEP/PEP among 2S/GBTQ People in British Columbia
FY 2023-24
Summary
Background: Two-Spirit, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer men and non-binary (2S/GBTQ) people have high rates of STBBIs in Canada. A common antibiotic called doxycycline may be an effective way to prevent some STBBIs that impact 2S/GBTQ people (doxy PrEP/PEP). 2S/GBTQ community members are interested in using doxy PrEP/PEP and many healthcare providers would be willing to prescribe it if it were recommended, but it is not currently available to most people. To maximize the benefits of doxy PrEP/PEP, we need to know more about 2S/GBTQ people's preferences about doxy PrEP/PEP and healthcare providers' knowledge and beliefs about this prevention option.
Aims: We will identify preferences for access to doxy PrEP/PEP among diverse 2S/GBTQ community members in British Columbia (BC) who are at increased risk of STBBIs. We will also explore BC healthcare providers' knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes about doxy PrEP/PEP to learn how it can best be incorporated into existing STBBI testing and prevention strategies. Finally, we will work with our team to share our results with various audiences.
Methods: This is a community-based research study. We will interview 20 diverse 2S/GBTQ community members about their preferences and priorities for doxy PrEP/PEP options in British Columbia. Next, we will interview 20 community-embedded doctors and nurse practitioners across BC about their knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes about doxy PrEP/PEP. Finally, we will analyze the interviews and develop a doxy PrEP/PEP knowledge hub that will summarize key study findings for community and healthcare provider audiences.
Knowledge translation and impact: We will share our findings through webinars, blog posts, policy statements, conference presentations, and an academic manuscript. The project will help 2S/GBTQ community members, organizations, and healthcare providers learn more about doxy PrEP/PEP. We will also learn how prevention of STBBIs can be improved among 2S/GBTQ people in Canada.
Department
Program
Cat. Gr.: STBBI Res.: Beyond HIV/AIDS/Hep. C- STBBI other than HIV/hep. C (gen.)
Recipient
Location
British Columbia, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
CIHR Funding Decisions Database
As published
Id
488756
Name
Hull Mark W
Region
British Columbia
Country
Canada
Orgtype
Institution Paid; Research Institution
Instname2
Health Services and Policy Research
Theme2
Health systems / services
Prcname2
STBBI Research in Canada: Beyond HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C (Catalyst)
Projecttitle
Assessing Community and Healthcare Provider Preferences for Doxycycline as STI PrEP/PEP among 2S/GBTQ People in British Columbia
Programtype2
Operating Grants
Orgnameinp2
University of British Columbia
Cihramount2
$100,000
Cihrequipment2
$0
Programname2
Cat. Gr.: STBBI Res.: Beyond HIV/AIDS/Hep. C- STBBI other than HIV/hep. C (gen.)
Keyworddelim
2sgbtq; Biomedical Prevention; Community-Based Research; Qualitative
Abstract
Background: Two-Spirit, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer men and non-binary (2S/GBTQ) people have high rates of STBBIs in Canada. A common antibiotic called doxycycline may be an effective way to prevent some STBBIs that impact 2S/GBTQ people (doxy PrEP/PEP). 2S/GBTQ community members are interested in using doxy PrEP/PEP and many healthcare providers would be willing to prescribe it if it were recommended, but it is not currently available to most people. To maximize the benefits of doxy PrEP/PEP, we need to know more about 2S/GBTQ people's preferences about doxy PrEP/PEP and healthcare providers' knowledge and beliefs about this prevention option.
Aims: We will identify preferences for access to doxy PrEP/PEP among diverse 2S/GBTQ community members in British Columbia (BC) who are at increased risk of STBBIs. We will also explore BC healthcare providers' knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes about doxy PrEP/PEP to learn how it can best be incorporated into existing STBBI testing and prevention strategies. Finally, we will work with our team to share our results with various audiences.
Methods: This is a community-based research study. We will interview 20 diverse 2S/GBTQ community members about their preferences and priorities for doxy PrEP/PEP options in British Columbia. Next, we will interview 20 community-embedded doctors and nurse practitioners across BC about their knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes about doxy PrEP/PEP. Finally, we will analyze the interviews and develop a doxy PrEP/PEP knowledge hub that will summarize key study findings for community and healthcare provider audiences.
Knowledge translation and impact: We will share our findings through webinars, blog posts, policy statements, conference presentations, and an academic manuscript. The project will help 2S/GBTQ community members, organizations, and healthcare providers learn more about doxy PrEP/PEP. We will also learn how prevention of STBBIs can be improved among 2S/GBTQ people in Canada.
Competitiondate
202305
Approvedterm2
1 yr 0 mth
Pinamesdelim
Hull, Mark W; Kwag, Michael
Approvedterm
1 an 0 mois
Cihrcontribution2
MI #3~ $100,000~ $0~
