An observational cohort study evaluating PrEP reach, engagement and persistence through a community-based mobile clinic in Miami-Dade County, Florida.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Barriers to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) access have limited its reach to priority populations. Community-based mobile clinics have potential to broaden PrEP engagement. We evaluated reach and persistence for fixed and mobile clinic cohorts in Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Methods

This observational cohort study analysed data from 1896 clients engaged through our fixed or mobile clinic from August 2018 to March 2023. Services were offered at no cost to clients. The same staff and package of barrier-lowering strategies was deployed across fixed and mobile clinic sites. Chi-square and Fisher's exact test or the Kruskal-Wallis test were used to test for differences in characteristics across sites as well as across services sought. Kaplan-Meier curves were generate

SUBMITTER: Doblecki-Lewis S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11473651 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature