HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis provision by U.S. health centers in 2021.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The aim of this study was to assess HIV preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) provision in U.S. health centers.

Design

The U.S. Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) initiative designated health centers as the main healthcare system through which PrEP scale-up occurs. Health centers offer primary care to over 30 million disproportionately uninsured, racially or ethnically minoritized, and low-income patients. This study is the first to assess PrEP provision across health centers, including characteristics of clinics, patient populations, and policies associated with PrEP prescribing.

Methods

The Health Resources and Services Administration's Uniform Data System contained aggregate data on PrEP prescriptions and patient sociodemographics at health centers from January 1 th

SUBMITTER: Chinbunchorn T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10842666 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature