CCO Infectious Disease Podcast

Addressing Barriers to PrEP Uptake Among Black Cisgender Women

Episode Summary

Here’s my take on how healthcare professionals can help close the HIV PrEP gap for Black cisgender women.

Episode Notes

In this episode, Samantha Strong, PharmD, BCACP, AAHIVP, CDCES, discusses closing the HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) gap for Black cisgender women, including:

• Racial inequities in PrEP access
• Addressing barriers to PrEP for cisgender women such as lack of education and awareness, low perceived risk of HIV, healthcare professional bias, and medical mistrust
• Closing the PrEP gap through education, normalizing sexual health conversations, and decreasing stigma to empower women

Samantha Strong, PharmD, BCACP, AAHIVP, CDCES 
Clinical Director of Pharmacy
Nevada Health Centers
Las Vegas, Nevada

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