iPrEP TRIAL
Leveraging the Emergency Department to Engage African American Cisgender Women in HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis
Project Summary:
The iPrEP Trial is the first randomized controlled trial of a behavioral intervention at UTHealth aimed to increase PrEP uptake with women. iPrEP is an innovative tablet-based intervention that couples motivational messaging into a traditional survey to raise awareness of risky sex and substance use behavior.
Population:
40岁非裔美国an cisgender women ages 18-55 years who are seeking healthcare in the emergency department for non-emergent conditions.
Outcomes:
Increased willingness for PrEP uptake and PrEP clinic attendance.
Enrollment:
Enrollment completed as of 2021
Study Team:
Sarah Sapp, MPH (Research Assistant)
Presentations:
2019 Biomedical HIV Prevention Summit | 2019 Sexual Health Conference | 2019 XULA’s Annual Health Disparities Conference | 2018 Academy Health Dissemination and Implementation Conference
Dissemination:
Peer-reviewed manuscripts:
Hill, M., Flash, C., Heads, A. Cardenas-Turanzas, M., and Grimes, R. 2020. PrEP education and awareness building through an intervention for African Americans reporting both condomless sex and substance use during an emergency department visit.Journal of AIDS Clinical Research and STDs,7 (028)DOI: 10.24966/ACRS-7370/100028
Presentations at Conferences:
Hill, M., Heads, A. Leveraging the emergency department visit to link eligible women to PrEP. 2019 National Sexual Health Conference. Chicago, IL. Panel Discussion. July 12, 2019. Roundtable Panel Discussion.
Hill, M. Leveraging the ED to Engage African American Women in HIV Pre Exposure Prophylaxis. The 2019 Biomedical HIV Prevention Summit, Houston, TX, December, 2019.
Hill, M., Heads, A., Suchting, R., Granado, M., Hudson, T., and Stotts, A. Engaging Black Women in Pre Exposure Prophylaxis for Black Women. The Black Maternal Health Summit, July 20-21, 2020. Houston, Texas. Oral Presentation.
Hill, M., Heads, A., Suchting, R., and Stotts, A. Using tablet devices to administer surveys to increase pre-exposure prophylaxis uptake among cisgender Black women. Society of Academic Emergency Medicine 2022 Annual Meeting. May 10-13, 2022. New Orleans, LA.
Funding and Collaborators:
Project Leadership:
Mandy J. Hill, DrPH, MPH
Mandy Hill, DrPH, MPH completed her doctoral studies in public health (Disease Control) at the University of TX Health, School of Public Health and her master studies in epidemiology at Tulane School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine. She directs public health research in the department.
Her research priority is creating a niche that merges public health and emergency medicine, with a concentration on HIV/AIDS, STI, and cervical cancer prevention. Her research fund of knowledge is rooted in several years of public health training complimented by years of public health and clinical research experience. She routinely collaborates with clinical and community researchers resulting in abstracts, poster presentations, manuscripts, and federal/non-federal grant submissions.
