biostudies-literatureUnknown17(1)Palummieri AItalian Ministry of Health, Ricerca Corrente IRCCS<h4>Background</h4>Before Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) was officially recommended and made available, a few surveys among gay and bisexual men, and persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA), identified an informal use of antiretrovirals (ARVs) for PrEP among HIV-negative individuals. Before PrEP availability in Italy, we aimed to assess whether PLWHA in Italy shared their ARVs with HIV-negative individuals, whether they knew people who were on PrEP, and describe the level of awareness and discussion on this preventive measure among them and people in their close circle.<h4>Methods</h4>Two anonymous questionnaires investigating personal characteristics and PrEP awareness, knowledge, and experience were proposed to HIV specialists and their patients on ARVs in a one-week, cross-sectional surveBMC infectious diseases734https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC5704632biostudies-literatureAwareness, discussion and non-prescribed use of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis among persons living with HIV/AIDS in Italy: a Nationwide, cross-sectional study among patients on antiretrovirals and their treating HIV physicians.PMC5704632Girometti NMeli MBossolasco SD'Anna GGiorgetti PFAmbu SPrEPventHIV Italy Study GroupSpagnuolo VMaggiolo FPozzi MIalungo AMBorghi VGarlassi ESarracino LCerva CSarmati LPasetto MCBellagamba RPaoletti FMaillard MMicillo RTesta LChessa LGuardigni VAmmassari ACapino ARPaoli Martorelli LGuffanti MZoboli GCarnicelli NIzzo CMViada ALiuzzi GZaccaria MColangeli VVitullo DUrsitti MAMarocco RD'Esposito GCampolmi IPrati FNozza SRastrelli EMigliorisi PUberti-Foppa CIaiani GSighinolfi LCastagna ATrezzi MLadisa NPizzella TMarocco AAnzalone EIlari BMatarazzo FCicalini SBallardini GDe Carli GAngileri RTeti EGonnelli ABuonomini ARMercurio VSCatalani CMagnani GSampaolesi AGianotti NLoiacono LCoscia MCinque PCacoub PGaiera GTommasi CSabatini RMoretti MVMarri DDe Luca ADi Filippo BPinzone MRZaccarelli MPurificato FCastelli PBoumis ENicastri EBruno TCalza LRaise EBartolozzi DGiorgi MMartini SPomi MToscano LBarchi ESterrantino GRizzi MFumagalli LCelesia BMPinnetti CFerraresi AMatta LMigliore SFoca ERosenthal EPezzoli MCManzillo ECernuschi MLinzalone AMezzaroma IArmignacco OSchiaroli Ed'Ettorre GPalummieri AMenichini BMalagnino VPuro VCaterini ALEseme FEFantauzzi AMussini CRossetti BLichtner MFranco AfalseAwareness, discussion and non-prescribed use of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis among persons living with HIV/AIDS in Italy: a Nationwide, cross-sectional study among patients on antiretrovirals and their treating HIV physicians.<h4>Background</h4>Before Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) was officially recommended and made available, a few surveys among gay and bisexual men, and persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA), identified an informal use of antiretrovirals (ARVs) for PrEP among HIV-negative individuals. Before PrEP availability in Italy, we aimed to assess whether PLWHA in Italy shared their ARVs with HIV-negative individuals, whether they knew people who were on PrEP, and describe the level of awareness and discussion on this preventive measure among them and people in their close circle.<h4>Methods</h4>Two anonymous questionnaires investigating personal characteristics and PrEP awareness, knowledge, and experience were proposed to HIV specialists and their patients on ARVs in a one-week, cross-sectional surve2017-01-01T00:00:00Z2017 Nov2025-04-26T06:54:10.511Z2019-03-27T03:03:08ZS-EPMC57046322917970010.1186/s12879-017-2819-5