Persistence in a pharmacist-led, same-day PrEP program in Mississippi: a mixed-methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Mississippi has one of the highest rates of HIV in the United States but low PrEP uptake. Understanding patterns of PrEP use can improve PrEP initiation and persistence.

Methods

This is a mixed-method evaluation of a PrEP program in Jackson, Mississippi. Between November 2018-December 2019, clients at high risk for HIV attending a non-clinical testing site were referred to a pharmacist for same-day PrEP initiation. The pharmacist provided a 90-day PrEP prescription and scheduled a follow-up clinical appointment within three months. We linked client records from this visit to electronic health records from the two largest PrEP clinics in Jackson to determine linkage into ongoing clinical care. We identified four distinct PrEP use patterns, which we used for quali

SUBMITTER: Khosropour CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10262591 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature