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Factors Associated with Army Obstetricians-Gynecologists’ Practice of HIV Prevention Education during Routine Gynecologic Care

Division of Health Promotion and Sports Medicine, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregongoldschm{at}ohsu.edu

Richard A. Jenkins, PhD

Behavioral Intervention Research Branch, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia

The authors evaluate obstetricians-gynecologists’ (OB-GYNs’) anxiety about clinical uncertainty and patient, physician, and organizational factors associated with their selection of HIV-related educational activities for high-risk and low-risk written case simulations. A total of 117 U.S. Army OB-GYNs completed a mailed, anonymous questionnaire. Overall, informants were much less likely to educate in response to the low-risk simulation; however, more informants who were anxious about uncertainty were more likely to do so in a model that included supportive institutional policies, willingness to educate despite patient barriers, and comfort with the topic. OB-GYNs were more likely to educate in response to the high-risk simulation given greater willingness to discuss HIV despite organizational barriers, supportive policies, and comfort. Findings suggest a need to better understand the role that anxiety about uncertainty plays in HIV prevention and the need to promote organizational policies that support and remove barriers to clinically based education.

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