HIV risk assessment tools for identifying individuals who could benefit from pre-exposure prophylaxis: a systematic review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a highly effective, safe and acceptable intervention for preventing HIV infection. However, identifying individuals who could best benefit from PrEP remains a significant challenge. Existing HIV risk assessment tools vary in performance depending on context. This systematic review aims to synthesise evidence on their diagnostic performances to predict incident HIV infection.

Methods and analysis

This protocol is informed and reported in line with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) Protocols. We will search MEDLINE (Ovid), Embase (Ovid) and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) databases (January 1998-May 2024) for observational and relevant interventional st

SUBMITTER: Oo MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11552022 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature