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Responding to the HIV Health Literacy Needs of Clients in Substance Use Treatment: The Role of Universal PrEP Education in HIV Health and Prevention

Health literacy, particularly HIV health literacy, is a key social determinant of health and can be significantly improved through targeted health education. This paper explores the often-overlooked potential of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) education as a powerful tool to enhance HIV health liter...

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Autores principales: Zhai, Yusen, Isadore, Kyesha M., Parker, Lauren, Sandberg, Jeremy
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10572580/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37835163
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20196893
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Isadore, Kyesha M.
Parker, Lauren
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description Health literacy, particularly HIV health literacy, is a key social determinant of health and can be significantly improved through targeted health education. This paper explores the often-overlooked potential of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) education as a powerful tool to enhance HIV health literacy among people with substance use disorders (PWSUD), a population notably susceptible to HIV. Given the syndemic interplay of substance use disorders (SUDs) and HIV, health professionals, especially substance use counselors, are uniquely positioned to bolster HIV health literacy and positively influence health outcomes. This article offers a brief introduction to PrEP, delineates potential barriers and facilitators to its use and education, and proposes strategies for effective PrEP education, implementation, and adherence. By equipping substance use counselors with essential knowledge and skills, we aim to encourage and promote the integration of PrEP education into substance use treatment. The overarching objective is to empower counselors to proactively engage in HIV prevention efforts, thereby fulfilling pressing health literacy needs and contributing to improved health outcomes among PWSUD.
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spelling pubmed-105725802023-10-14 Responding to the HIV Health Literacy Needs of Clients in Substance Use Treatment: The Role of Universal PrEP Education in HIV Health and Prevention Zhai, Yusen Isadore, Kyesha M. Parker, Lauren Sandberg, Jeremy Int J Environ Res Public Health Concept Paper Health literacy, particularly HIV health literacy, is a key social determinant of health and can be significantly improved through targeted health education. This paper explores the often-overlooked potential of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) education as a powerful tool to enhance HIV health literacy among people with substance use disorders (PWSUD), a population notably susceptible to HIV. Given the syndemic interplay of substance use disorders (SUDs) and HIV, health professionals, especially substance use counselors, are uniquely positioned to bolster HIV health literacy and positively influence health outcomes. This article offers a brief introduction to PrEP, delineates potential barriers and facilitators to its use and education, and proposes strategies for effective PrEP education, implementation, and adherence. By equipping substance use counselors with essential knowledge and skills, we aim to encourage and promote the integration of PrEP education into substance use treatment. The overarching objective is to empower counselors to proactively engage in HIV prevention efforts, thereby fulfilling pressing health literacy needs and contributing to improved health outcomes among PWSUD. MDPI 2023-10-07 /pmc/articles/PMC10572580/ /pubmed/37835163 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20196893 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20196893
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