# Internal Medicine Resident Perceptions of the Barriers to and Facilitators of Optimal Inpatient Care for HIV Prevention of Persons Who Inject Drugs: A Mixed Methods Study

## TL;DR

This study explores what internal medicine residents think helps or hinders providing HIV prevention care to people who inject drugs during hospital stays.

## Contribution

The study identifies resident perceptions of barriers and facilitators to HIV prevention services for persons who inject drugs in inpatient settings.

## Key findings

- Residents perceive education and electronic medical record interventions as helpful for providing HIV prevention services.
- Hospitalizations are seen as an opportunity to offer HIV prevention to persons who inject drugs.
- Mixed methods revealed insights into resident challenges and facilitators in delivering optimal inpatient HIV care.

## Abstract

Hospitalizations are an opportunity to offer HIV prevention services to persons who inject drugs. We used mixed methods to describe barriers and facilitators perceived by internal medicine residents to providing these services. Education and electronic medical record interventions can assist our residents in providing this care inpatient.