Discussion and Initiation of HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Were Rare Following Diagnoses of Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Veterans.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Healthcare encounters for the diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are common and represent an opportunity to discuss and initiate HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). Little is known about how frequently PrEP is discussed and initiated in association with encounters for STIs.

Design

Retrospective cohort and nested case-control study, matched by STI date, in national Veterans Health Administration (VHA) facilities  from January 2013 to December 2018.

Participants

Veterans with a first STI diagnosis (i.e., early syphilis, gonorrhea, or chlamydia) based on ICD codes, excluding those with prior HIV diagnosis, prior PrEP use, or STI diagnosed on screening during a visit to initiate PrEP.

Main measures

Frequency of PrEP initia

SUBMITTER: Kobayashi T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9360206 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature