Preparing for Pharmacy-based Delivery of Long-acting Injectable Antiretroviral Therapy (LAI-ART)

The objective of this study is to facilitate the future delivery of long-acting injectable antiretroviral therapy in community pharmacies by developing an in-depth understanding of attitudes, barriers, and facilitators for implementing this intervention. The mixed-methods approach will incorporate three quantitative implementation outcome measures (Acceptability of Intervention Measure, Intervention Appropriateness Measure, and Feasibility of Intervention Measure) and semi-structured qualitative individual interviews which will be analyzed for relevant themes. This would be considered pure implementation research of the pre-implementation stage of LAI-ART administration in community pharmacies. Participants will be purposively sampled from four different geographical sites (San Francisco Bay Area, Corpus Christi Texas Area, Montgomery Alabama Area, and Miami/Hollywood Area) and over three different key stakeholder groups (pharmacists, patients, clinic staff) to obtain a variety of experiences, attitudes, and opinions. Most participants will have a single study visit which consists of their interview. A small proportion of pharmacists will have a second study visit for a follow up interview and questionnaire if their pharmacies have implemented a program to administer LAI-ART or are close to launching one.