Understanding Opportunities for Prescribing Pre-exposure Prophylaxis at Two Academic Medical Centers in a High Priority Jurisdiction for Ending the HIV Epidemic.

ABSTRACT: Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is an effective yet underutilized tool for HIV prevention. We examined opportunities for prescribing PrEP at two large, urban, academic healthcare institutions. We analyzed electronic medical record data for 1/1/2015-12/31/2021 among patients ≥ 18 years of age, with ≥ 1 negative HIV test with indications for PrEP. Eligible encounters were six months after a sexually transmitted infection, or when injection drug use (IDU) was documented. We categorized encounter setting, including the emergency department (ED) and obstetrics and gynecology/women's health (OBGYN) department. We performed logistic mixed effects regression, reporting odds ratios and confidence intervals (OR, aOR, 95% CI). Overall, 9644 people contributed 53,031 encounters with 4653 PrEP prescrip

SUBMITTER: McNulty MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12484277 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature