Hi Everyone,
My name is Hyein. I am a BASW student here at UW Seattle.
I am currently working on a research project as part of my CSL with undergraduate Public Health students in partnership with the Hall Health, Health Promotion Office.
The purpose of the research project is to increase the awareness of PrEP use (please see the details below) among UW students and we would like to hear from you about the needs of HIV services including PrEP on campus. Your participation would be greatly appreciated.
The survey should only take less than 5 minutes to complete and your responses are completely anonymous.
Here is the link to the survey: https://forms.gle/sQED1R1P5hgSDEmE7
Upon completion of the survey, we will be conducting focus groups to further explore barriers and facilitators to PrEP use among UW students. Focus group participants will receive refreshments and a $30 amazon gift card for their time. If you are interested in participating in the focus group, you can sign up from here: https://forms.gle/ZA1m4z2mhhQx7HJWA
If you have any questions regarding this project, please feel free to contact me at hyeinyoo@uw.edu.
Thank you again for your attention and participation!
Hyein Yoo
School of Social Work
University of Washington
About HIV and PrEP
HIV is a sexually transmitted infection that, if untreated, can lead to AIDS. It is most prevalent in Seattle among men who have sex with men, trans people, intravenous drug users, and sex workers. People of color disproportionately contract HIV.
PrEP – pre-exposure prophylaxis – is a daily medication that, if taken consistently, is about 92% effective in preventing HIV-negative people from becoming positive. Most insurance plans provide some coverage of PrEP, but underinsured and uninsured people may have difficulties obtaining it. Washington State and Gilead, the pharmaceutical company that makes Truvada, the most common PrEP medication, both offer programs to decrease cost for low-income people. However, we know very little about barriers and facilitators using PrEP among UW students.
