PrEP Indications and PrEP Knowledge, Access, and Interest Among Individuals With HCV.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Individuals with hepatitis C (HCV) represent a population that may benefit from pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), given the overlapping risk factors and transmission networks of HCV and HIV. This analysis assesses the prevalence of PrEP indications among individuals with HCV monoinfection and PrEP awareness, interest, and access in this population.

Methods

GRAVITY was an observational study for the collection of epidemiologic data from individuals with HCV and/or HIV in Washington DC and Baltimore, with the present analysis limited to HCV-monoinfected patients. The prevalence of PrEP indications was determined using epidemiologic survey responses. Bivariate and multivariable analyses assessed for associations between PrEP indications and PrEP awareness, access, and

SUBMITTER: Hill KC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9547499 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature