Feasibility of a novel self-collection method for blood samples and its acceptability for future home-based PrEP monitoring.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Most non-clinic based HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) programs require fingersticks to self-collect blood specimens for laboratory monitoring, a technique that often results in inadequate blood volume for quantitative syphilis and HIV serological testing. We evaluated the acceptability and feasibility of using the Tasso OnDemand™ device as a self-sampling method for PrEP monitoring tests and compared results from samples obtained using the Tasso device to clinician-collected blood samples.

Methods

We enrolled study subjects online and in a sexual health clinic and HIV clinic in Seattle, WA, USA to assess the acceptability of blood self-sampling and preferences for home-based PrEP monitoring. We compared HIV antigen/antibody, quantitative rapid plasma reagin an

SUBMITTER: Cannon CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9100305 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature