Alcohol and drug use, partner PrEP use and STI prevalence among people with HIV.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

People with HIV (PWH) have a high burden of bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs). We examined the relationship of alcohol and drug use and partner pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use to STI prevalence in a cohort of PWH with a history of unhealthy alcohol use.

Methods

We analysed data from a primary care-based alcohol intervention study at Kaiser Permanente Northern California (KPNC). Participants were recruited between April 2013 and May 2015 and were followed for up to 24 months. We linked participant responses to questions from the 24 month follow-up interview, including alcohol and drug use and partner PrEP use, with STI test results (ie, syphilis, chlamydia, gonorrhoea) in the KPNC electronic health record. Prevalence ratios (PR) were estimated us

SUBMITTER: Hojilla JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7035986 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature