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Community Health News, Georgia Southern University

Community Health Department News (2011-2018)

• Georgia Southern Examines Physician Attitudes

Health Policy & Management News, Georgia Southern University

Health Policy & Management Department News (2011-2018)

• Georgia Southern Examines Georgia’s Critical Access Hospital’s
• Georgia Southern Examines Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Mortality among Hispanic Women
• Georgia Southern Examines Physician Attitudes

College Of Public Health News, Georgia Southern University

Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health News (2011-2023)

• Georgia Southern Examines Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Mortality among Hispanic Women
• Georgia Southern Examines Georgia’s Critical Access Hospitals
• Georgia Southern Details a Sampling Scheme
• Georgia Southern Examines Physician Attitudes

Physician Attitudes Toward The Ethics Of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (Prep): Cost, Safety, And Resource Allocation, Jessica Grippo, Stacy W. Smallwood, Katherine Pincura, Tamara Wright, William A. Mase

Journal of the Georgia Public Health Association

Background: In the United States, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) remains a substantial public health issue. There is evidence that the use of antiretroviral medications such as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) can be a safe and effective primary prevention strategy to reduce new cases of HIV infection. Provider practice behavior as it relates to prescribing PrEP and the potential impact on specific vulnerable populations needs increased attention. Few studies have evaluated the attitudes of physicians towards ethical issues related to prescribing PrEP.

Methods: The purpose of the present literature review was to evaluate provider attitudes toward the ethics of prescribing PrEP for …