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Bakre S, Chang HY, Doshi JA, Goedel WC, Saberi P, Chan PA, Nunn A, Dean LT. Clinician Specialty and HIV PrEP Prescription Reversals and Abandonments. JAMA Intern Med 2024:2822045. [PMID: 39158923 PMCID: PMC11334010 DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.3998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2023] [Accepted: 06/26/2024] [Indexed: 08/20/2024]
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Importance Clinicians are a key component of preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) care. Yet, no prior studies have quantitatively investigated how PrEP adherence differs by clinician specialty. Objective To understand the association between prescribing clinician specialty and patients not picking up (reversal/abandonment) their initial PrEP prescription. Design, Setting, and Participants This cross-sectional study of patients who were 18 years or older used pharmacy claims data from 2015 to 2019 on new insurer-approved PrEP prescriptions that were matched with clinician data from the US National Plan and Provider Enumeration System. Data were analyzed from January to May 2022. Main Outcomes and Measures Clinician specialties included primary care practitioners (PCPs), infectious disease (ID), or other specialties. Reversal was defined as a patient not picking up their insurer-approved initial PrEP prescription. Abandonment was defined as a patient who reversed and still did not pick their prescription within 365 days. Results Of the 37 003 patients, 4439 (12%) were female and 32 564 (88%) were male, and 77% were aged 25 to 54 years. A total of 24 604 (67%) received prescriptions from PCPs, 3571 (10%) from ID specialists, and 8828 (24%) from other specialty clinicians. The prevalence of reversals for patients of PCPs, ID specialists, and other specialty clinicians was 18%, 18%, and 25%, respectively, and for abandonments was 12%, 12%, and 20%, respectively. After adjusting for confounding, logistic regression models showed that, compared with patients who were prescribed PrEP by a PCP, patients prescribed PrEP by ID specialists had 10% lower odds of reversals (odds ratio [OR], 0.90; 95% CI, 0.81-0.99) and 12% lower odds of abandonment (OR, 0.88; 95% CI, 0.78-0.98), while patients prescribed by other clinicians had 33% higher odds of reversals (OR, 1.33; 95% CI, 1.25-1.41) and 54% higher odds of abandonment (OR, 1.54; 95% CI, 1.44-1.65). Conclusion The results of this cross-sectional study suggest that PCPs do most of the new PrEP prescribing and are a critical entry point for patients. PrEP adherence differs by clinician specialties, likely due to the populations served by them. Future studies to test interventions that provide adherence support and education are needed.
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- Shivani Bakre
- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
- Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
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- Department of Epidemiology, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, Rhode Island
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
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- Department of Medicine, Brown University and Rhode Island Public Health Institute, Providence, Rhode Island
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- Department of Medicine, Brown University and Rhode Island Public Health Institute, Providence, Rhode Island
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
- Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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Filip I. Changing costs of preexposure prophylaxis may undermine efforts to curb HIV infection rates. AIDS 2024; 38:N11-N12. [PMID: 38489576 DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000003883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/17/2024]
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- Iulia Filip
- MedEd Medical Communications, LLC, Bluffton, South Carolina, USA
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Dawit R, Goedel WC, Reid SC, Doshi JA, Nunn AS, Chan PA, Dean LT. Geographic variations of pre-exposure prophylaxis reversal and abandonment among United States counties. AIDS 2024; 38:557-566. [PMID: 37976040 PMCID: PMC10922568 DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000003790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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OBJECTIVE In the United States, one in five newly insurer-approved pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) prescriptions are reversed with over 70% of those reversed, being abandoned. Given the Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) initiative's goals, we assessed geographic variations of PrEP reversal and abandonment across EHE and non-EHE counties in the United States. DESIGN This was a cross-sectional analysis of secondary data. METHODS Data were collected from Symphony Analytics for adults 18 years and older, with a newly prescribed PrEP claim. Using the proportion of PrEP prescriptions by county, hotspot analysis was conducted utilizing Getis Ord Gi∗ statistics stratified by EHE and non EHE counties. Multivariable logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with residing in hotspots of PrEP reversal or PrEP abandonments. RESULTS Across 516 counties representing 36,204 patients, the overall PrEP reversal rate was 19.4%, whereas the PrEP abandonment rate was 13.7%. Reversals and abandonments were higher for non-EHE (22.7 and 17.1%) than EHE (15.6 and 10.5%) counties. In both EHE and non-EHE counties, younger age, less education, females, and an out-of-pocket cost of greater than $100, were significantly associated with greater likelihood of residing in hotspots of PrEP reversal or abandonment, while Hispanics, Medicaid recipients, and an out-of-pocket cost of $10 or less had lower likelihood of residing in hotspots of reversal and abandonment. CONCLUSION Findings indicate the need for implementation of focused interventions to address disparities observed in PrEP reversal and abandonment. Moreover, to improve primary PrEP adherence, national PrEP access programs should streamline and improve PrEP accessibility across different geographic jurisdictions.
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- Rahel Dawit
- Department of Epidemiology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Geography, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
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- Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Guo Y, Westmoreland DA, D'Angelo A, Mirzayi C, Dearolf M, Carneiro PB, Ray M, Pantalone DW, Carrico AW, Patel VV, Golub SA, Hirshfield S, Hoover D, Nash D, Grov C. PrEP Discontinuation In A US National Cohort Of Sexual And Gender Minority Populations, 2017-22. Health Aff (Millwood) 2024; 43:443-451. [PMID: 38437609 DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2023.00867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/06/2024]
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In the US, sexual and gender minority populations are disproportionately affected by HIV. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a key prevention method, but its effectiveness relies on consistent usage. Our four-year national cohort study explored PrEP discontinuation among sexual and gender minority people who initiated PrEP. We found a high annual rate of discontinuation (35-40 percent) after PrEP initiation. Multivariable analysis with 6,410 person-years identified housing instability and prior history of PrEP discontinuation as predictors of discontinuation. Conversely, older age, clinical indication for PrEP, and having health insurance were associated with ongoing PrEP use. To promote sustained PrEP use, strategies should focus on supporting those at high risk for discontinuation, such as younger people, those without stable housing or health insurance, and prior PrEP discontinuers.
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- Yan Guo
- Yan Guo, City University of New York, New York, New York
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- Meredith Ray, University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee
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- David W. Pantalone, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Adam W. Carrico, Florida International University, Miami, Florida
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- Viraj V. Patel, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, New York
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- Sabina Hirshfield, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, New York, New York
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- Donald Hoover, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey
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Dean LT, Nunn AS, Chang HY, Bakre S, Goedel WC, Dawit R, Saberi P, Chan PA, Doshi JA. Estimating The Impact Of Out-Of-Pocket Cost Changes On Abandonment Of HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis. Health Aff (Millwood) 2024; 43:36-45. [PMID: 38190604 PMCID: PMC10996384 DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2023.00808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2024]
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Oral HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is highly effective for preventing HIV. Several different developments in the US either threaten to increase or promise to decrease PrEP out-of-pocket costs and access in the coming years. In a sample of 58,529 people with a new insurer-approved PrEP prescription, we estimated risk-adjusted percentages of patients who abandoned (did not fill) their initial prescription across six out-of-pocket cost categories. We then simulated the percentage of patients who would abandon PrEP under hypothetical changes to out-of-pocket costs, ranging from $0 to more than $500. PrEP abandonment rates of 5.5 percent at $0 rose to 42.6 percent at more than $500; even a small increase from $0 to $10 doubled the rate of abandonment. Conversely, abandonment rates that were 48.0 percent with out-of-pocket costs of more than $500 dropped to 7.3 percent when those costs were cut to $0. HIV diagnoses were two to three times higher among patients who abandoned PrEP prescriptions than among those who filled them. These results imply that recent legal challenges to the provision of PrEP with no cost sharing could substantially increase PrEP abandonment and HIV rates, upending progress on the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
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- Lorraine T Dean
- Lorraine T. Dean , Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Parya Saberi, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Jalpa A. Doshi, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Dawit R, Predmore Z, Raifman J, Chan PA, Skinner A, Napoleon S, Zanowick-Marr A, Le Brazidec D, Almonte A, Dean LT. Identifying HIV PrEP Attributes to Increase PrEP Use Among Different Groups of Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Latent Class Analysis of a Discrete Choice Experiment. AIDS Behav 2024; 28:125-134. [PMID: 37474623 PMCID: PMC11328593 DOI: 10.1007/s10461-023-04131-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/09/2023] [Indexed: 07/22/2023]
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Daily pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is highly effective at preventing HIV among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM), although uptake remains suboptimal. By identifying the features of PrEP that appeal to various subgroups of GBMSM, this study aimed to improve PrEP uptake by examining preferences for PrEP use. Adults ≥ 18 years old in six New England states completed an online discrete choice experiment survey. A latent class analysis (LCA) was conducted to identify groups of GBMSM based on four attributes of choices for PrEP (cost, time, side effects, and mode of administration). Multinominal logistic regression was conducted to compare the association between sociodemographic and behavioral characteristics and class memberships. Data from 675 GBMSM were analyzed. A 3-Class model was selected as the best fit model. Class 1 (47.7% of individuals) was identified as having "no specific preferences". Class 2 (18.5% of individuals) were "Cost- and time-conscious" and were significantly more likely to be older, have prior sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing, have low household income, private insurance, and have extreme concerns about HIV risk than those with no specific preference (Class 1). Finally, Class 3 (34.1% of individuals) were "Side effects-conscious" and were more likely to have low income, private insurance, and have moderate and extreme concerns about HIV risk than those with no specific preference (Class 1). Findings indicate that outreach to GBMSM who have never used PrEP should emphasize low cost and short travel times to increase potential PrEP use.
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- Rahel Dawit
- Department of Epidemiology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.
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- Department of Health Law, Policy, and Management, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, 02118, USA
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- Brown University AIDS Program, The Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI, 02906, USA
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, 02903, USA
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- Department of Health Law, Policy, and Management, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, 02118, USA
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- Brown University AIDS Program, The Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI, 02906, USA
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- Brown University AIDS Program, The Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI, 02906, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA
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Chamberlin G, Lopes MD, Iyer S, Psaros C, Bassett IV, Medeiros S, O'Connor C, Ard KL. "That was our afterparty": a qualitative study of mobile, venue-based PrEP for MSM. BMC Health Serv Res 2023; 23:504. [PMID: 37198608 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-023-09475-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2022] [Accepted: 04/28/2023] [Indexed: 05/19/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND HIV preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake among men who have sex with men (MSM), a group disproportionately impacted by HIV, is not commensurate with need. Settings which reduce or remove barriers to accessing care are promising venues to support PrEP uptake. PrEP provision at mobile clinics represents a novel strategy to increase PrEP access; however, the acceptability and feasibility of this approach have not been well studied. METHODS Our objective was to understand patient and staff experiences of a mobile clinic van offering PrEP and sexual health services in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. We interviewed mobile unit users and conducted focus groups with mobile unit staff and users. Data were organized using Dedoose software, and content analysis was used to identify themes of access, community, and stigma. RESULTS Nineteen individuals (16 patients and 3 staff members) participated in interviews (N = 13) or focus groups (N = 6). All patients identified as MSM, 63% were Hispanic or Latino, and 21% of patient interviews were conducted in Spanish. Logistical and psychological convenience facilitated service use, while the community-oriented environment improved satisfaction with care. Overall, participants supported expansion of mobile unit services and recommended changes to improve access to longitudinal care. However, some barriers to PrEP persisted, including low HIV risk perception and stigma about sexual behavior. CONCLUSIONS Mobile units can promote sexual health and PrEP uptake, particularly for populations facing social and logistical barriers to care in traditional settings.
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- Grace Chamberlin
- Medical Practice Evaluation Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Medical Practice Evaluation Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Medical Practice Evaluation Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
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Preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is increasingly implemented in national HIV prevention programmes through routine care. Monitoring will be vital to understand whether programmes succeed in engaging people into using PrEP appropriately, and in reducing the HIV epidemic. Yet, it is currently unclear which indicators are most suited to monitor PrEP programmes' performance. We therefore aimed to identify and map indicators that are currently used or suggested for monitoring PrEP programmes. We conducted a scoping review based on the framework by Arksey and O'Malley. We combined a systematic search in the peer-reviewed literature with hand-searching grey literature documents describing indicators and strategies that are used or suggested for PrEP monitoring. Only literature published after 2012 was included. No geographical restrictions were set. We charted data on indicator definitions, data sources used, reported experiences with monitoring and any relevant contextual factors. Ultimately, 35 peer-reviewed and 14 grey literature records were included. We identified indicators related to preuptake stages of PrEP, uptake and coverage, and programme impact. The indicators most commonly suggested for national-level monitoring were the number of new and current PrEP users, the number of HIV seroconversions among PrEP users and some variably defined indicators related to continuation and discontinuation of PrEP. Despite its perceived high relevance, studies reported several challenges to routinely monitor the population in need of PrEP and track prevention-effective PrEP use. In conclusion, a variety of indicators is currently used or suggested for monitoring PrEP programmes. Implementing proxy measures that track different aspects of PrEP use over time, and making synergies with research more explicit, could be used as strategies to obtain more granular insights into trends revealed by routine monitoring.
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Goedel WC, Coats CS, Chan PA, Sims-Gomillia CE, Brock JB, Ward LM, Mena LA, Nunn AS. A Pilot Study of a Patient Navigation Intervention to Improve HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Persistence Among Black/African American Men Who Have Sex With Men. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2022; 90:276-282. [PMID: 35312652 PMCID: PMC9203974 DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000002954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2021] [Accepted: 03/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Suboptimal HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) care outcomes among Black/African American men who have sex with men (MSM) limits its population-level effects on HIV incidence. We conducted a pilot study of a brief patient navigation intervention aimed at improving PrEP initiation and persistence among Black/African American MSM in the Southern United States. SETTING Community health center in Jackson, MS. METHODS We recruited 60 Black/African American MSM aged 18-34 years who were newly prescribed PrEP. Participants were randomized to receive the clinic's current standard of care or an intervention condition including a single patient navigation session to discuss and address perceived barriers to initiating and maintaining access to PrEP and biweekly check-ins. Participants were followed over 6 months using survey assessments, medical chart review, and pharmacy purchase records to ascertain PrEP initiation and persistence. RESULTS Participants in the intervention condition were more likely to pick up their initial PrEP prescription [RR: 1.47; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.10 to 1.97], be retained in PrEP care at 3 months (RR: 1.62; 95% CI: 1.01 to 2.59) and 6 months (RR: 1.38; 95% CI: 0.64 to 2.93), and have access to PrEP medications greater than 80% of all study days based on pharmacy fill records (RR: 3.00; 95% CI: 1.50 to 5.98). CONCLUSION A brief patient navigation intervention demonstrated proof-of-concept in improving PrEP initiation and persistence among Black/African American MSM in the Southern United States.
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- William C. Goedel
- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
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- Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
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- Department of Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
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- Department of Population Health Science, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi
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- Department of Population Health Science, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi
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- Department of Population Health Science, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi
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- Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
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Killelea A, Johnson J, Dangerfield DT, Beyrer C, McGough M, McIntyre J, Gee RE, Ballreich J, Conti R, Horn T, Pickett J, Sharfstein JM. Financing and Delivering Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) to End the HIV Epidemic. THE JOURNAL OF LAW, MEDICINE & ETHICS : A JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF LAW, MEDICINE & ETHICS 2022; 50:8-23. [PMID: 35902089 PMCID: PMC9341207 DOI: 10.1017/jme.2022.30] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The U.S. has the tools to end the HIV epidemic, but progress has stagnated. A major gap in U.S. efforts to address HIV is the under-utilization of medications that can virtually eliminate acquisition of the virus, known as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). This document proposes a financing and delivery system to unlock broad access to PrEP for those most vulnerable to HIV acquisition and bring an end to the HIV epidemic.
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