Factors Influencing PrEP Adoption in Ontario Sexual Health Clinics: A Qualitative Study

Qualitative interview data from 18 staff and managers across 12 Public Health Sexual Health Clinics in Ontario, Canada. The study, authored by Emma Nagy and last updated in April 2026, assesses the extent of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis adoption and identifies implementation barriers and facilitators using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research and Health Equity Implementation Framework.

Use Cases

• Analyzing barriers to PrEP service adoption based on identified factors like post-COVID-19 constraints and limited external prescribers.
• Modeling clinic adoption categories based on qualitative themes like workflow integration complexity and supportive learning climate.
• Studying equity-focused implementation factors based on described obstacles affecting clients experiencing socioeconomic disadvantage and rurality.

Strengths

• Data is derived from 18 semi-structured interviews, providing in-depth qualitative insights.
• Analysis is guided by two established theoretical frameworks: CFIR and HEIF.
• Clinics are categorized into five distinct adoption categories based on the diffusion of innovations model.

Limitations

• The dataset is a 162.4 KB DOCX file, indicating a very limited textual scope, likely a summary document rather than raw interview data.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for quantitative analysis.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Semi-structured interviews conducted with clinic staff and managers.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-22 05:46:39; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Ontario, Canada