O Conhecimento e a Prescrição da Profilaxia Pré-Exposição ao HIV por Médicos em Goiás

Cristiane Teixeira Vilhena Bernardes; Maria Eduarda Port; Manuelle Quixabeira Freire; Izabella Gomes de Souza; Julia Sousa Rocha; Naiza Murielly Pereira Borges; Yago José Fagundes de Freitas

doi:10.1590/SciELOPreprints.4042

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Cristiane Teixeira Vilhena Bernardes Universidade Evangélica de Goiás, UniEVANGÉLICA. Anápolis, Goiás, Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9251-4919
Maria Eduarda Port Universidade Evangélica de Goiás, UniEVANGÉLICA. Anápolis, Goiás, Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2063-8303
Manuelle Quixabeira Freire Universidade Evangélica de Goiás, UniEVANGÉLICA. Anápolis, Goiás, Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8547-5552
Izabella Gomes de Souza Universidade Evangélica de Goiás, UniEVANGÉLICA. Anápolis, Goiás, Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6748-6717
Julia Sousa Rocha Universidade Evangélica de Goiás, UniEVANGÉLICA. Anápolis, Goiás, Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2072-0094
Naiza Murielly Pereira Borges Universidade Evangélica de Goiás, UniEVANGÉLICA. Anápolis, Goiás, Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3112-5610
Yago José Fagundes de Freitas Universidade Evangélica de Goiás, UniEVANGÉLICA. Anápolis, Goiás, Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4412-9493

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/SciELOPreprints.4042

Keywords:

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Anti-Retroviral Agents, Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis, Physicians, Public Health

Abstract

The acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a disease which effects the immune system and, to reduce the development of this pathology, antiretrovirals was created. Evidences demonstrate the effectiveness of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), however, it still has obstacles, such as the lack of knowledge, technique and training of health professionals for patient guidance and prescription. The aim of this research is to investigate the subjective and objective knowledge of PrEP, futhermore the number of prescriptions in State of Goiás. For data collection, a survey was applied to 152 physicians with active enrollment in Conselho Regional de Medicina do Estado de Goiás. As a result, 132 physicians (86,8%) reported having previous knowledge about PrEP, on average of 44,2% informed having knowledge for prescription, 129 (84,8%) never prescribed PrEP and, when objectively evaluated, on average of 83,8% have knowledge about the risk categorization for the drug use. The outcome of this research is not consonant with the hypothesis that only 20% of the physicians would have plenty knowledge, according to the literature, but it is evident the need for medical training to optimize the clinical impact on public health of this important HIV prevention strategy.