Characteristics of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis users at first PrEP counselling visit: the CSL-PrEP cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is effective for HIV prevention and is mostly used by men who have sex with men (MSM). The aim of this study was to describe the characteristics of a cohort of PrEP users at first PrEP counselling visits (baseline, BL).

Design

Cross-sectional study of a cohort of MSM receiving PrEP (Centro San Luigi, CSL-PrEP Cohort).

Setting

Secondary-level sexually transmitted infections (STI) centre in Milan, Italy, from May 2017 to May 2022.

Participants

Overall, 624 MSM PrEP users were included; most users were Caucasian (97%), attended university (64%), with a median BL age of 34.5 years.

Results

Overall, 45% choose the daily-based PrEP regimen, 55% the event-based one. An increasing trend in PrEP counselling visits was ob

SUBMITTER: Nozza S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9772673 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature