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PrEP Awareness, Willingness, and Likelihood to Use Future HIV Prevention Methods among Undergraduate College Students in an Ending the HIV Epidemic Jurisdiction

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Title: PrEP Awareness, Willingness, and Likelihood to Use Future HIV Prevention Methods among Undergraduate College Students in an Ending the HIV Epidemic Jurisdiction
Language: English
Authors: Meagan Zarwell (ORCID 0000-0002-3562-7415), Alexandra Patton, Laura H. Gunn, Alyssa Benziger, Brian Witt, Patrick A. Robinson, Debra F. Terrell
Source: Journal of American College Health. 2025 73(2):700-709.
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Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 10
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Equal Education, Sex Education, Health Education, Intervention, Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Prevention, Private Colleges, Black Colleges, Student Surveys, LGBTQ People, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Health Behavior, Contraception, Futures (of Society), Student Characteristics
Geographic Terms: North Carolina
DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2023.2232885
ISSN: 0744-8481
1940-3208
Abstract: Objective: Identify factors associated with PrEP awareness, willingness, and future prevention modalities among undergraduate college students. Participants: Undergraduates (N=701) were recruited from a private university, a public research university, and a private historically Black college and university for an online survey. Methods: Upon multiple imputations, a multivariate logistic model, a multivariate multinomial model, and independent multivariate ordinal logistic models were used to calculate Rubin's rules-pooled adjusted odds ratios for PrEP awareness, willingness, and future HIV prevention methods. Results: Only 33.4% of students had heard of and 32.4% were willing to take PrEP. PrEP willingness was higher among sexual minority students compared to heterosexual/straight students (OR = 1.65; 95% CI: 1.03-2.63); p=0.036). The likelihood to take a future vaccine or antibody prophylaxis treatment was higher than the likelihood to take injectable PrEP or implants. Conclusions: Interventions to increase PrEP uptake and willingness among undergraduates should emphasize equity in HIV education and include future prevention modalities.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2025
Accession Number: EJ1472510
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Objective: Identify factors associated with PrEP awareness, willingness, and future prevention modalities among undergraduate college students. Participants: Undergraduates (N=701) were recruited from a private university, a public research university, and a private historically Black college and university for an online survey. Methods: Upon multiple imputations, a multivariate logistic model, a multivariate multinomial model, and independent multivariate ordinal logistic models were used to calculate Rubin's rules-pooled adjusted odds ratios for PrEP awareness, willingness, and future HIV prevention methods. Results: Only 33.4% of students had heard of and 32.4% were willing to take PrEP. PrEP willingness was higher among sexual minority students compared to heterosexual/straight students (OR = 1.65; 95% CI: 1.03-2.63); p=0.036). The likelihood to take a future vaccine or antibody prophylaxis treatment was higher than the likelihood to take injectable PrEP or implants. Conclusions: Interventions to increase PrEP uptake and willingness among undergraduates should emphasize equity in HIV education and include future prevention modalities.
ISSN:0744-8481
1940-3208
DOI:10.1080/07448481.2023.2232885