PrEP implementation by local health departments in US cities and counties: Findings from a 2015 assessment of local health departments.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The United States Public Health Service released clinical practice guidelines for daily oral preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in May 2014. Local health departments (LHDs) are expected to play a critical role in PrEP implementation. We surveyed LHDs to assess awareness of and interest in supporting PrEP implementation, what roles they were taking, or believed they should take, in supporting PrEP, and what resources would be required to do so.

Methods

LHDs were surveyed in 2015 to assess their engagement in PrEP implementation (n = 500). The study employed a cross-sectional survey design with a randomly selected stratified sample.

Results

Among responding LHDs (n = 284), 109 (29%, weighted proportion) reported engagement in PrEP implementation. LHDs serving larg

SUBMITTER: Weiss G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6059435 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature