Prescription of Preexposure Prophylaxis to Men Who Have Sex With Men Diagnosed and Reported With Gonorrhea, STD Surveillance Network, 2016

Prescription of Preexposure Prophylaxis to Men Who Have Sex With Men Diagnosed and Reported With Gonorrhea, STD Surveillance Network, 2016

ABSTRACTUsing a representative sample of gonorrhea cases in select jurisdictions, we estimated the proportion of eligible men who have sex with men reporting being prescribed preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to prevent HIV infection. In 2016, half (51.3%) of the estimated 33,165 eligible men who have...

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Veröffentlicht in:Sexually transmitted diseases 2018-08, Vol.45 (8), p.e57-e60
Hauptverfasser: Ramirez, Viani, Han, Emily, Stoltey, Julie, Nguyen, Trang Q, Pathela, Preeti, Tourdot, Laura, Walters, Jaime, Bell, Teal, Torrone, Elizabeth, Stenger, Mark
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Disease prevention
Gays & lesbians
Gonorrhea
Health care
HIV
Homosexuality
Human immunodeficiency virus
Infections
Medical personnel
Men who have sex with men
Mens health
Prophylaxis
Sexually transmitted diseases
STD
Surveillance
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Zusammenfassung:ABSTRACTUsing a representative sample of gonorrhea cases in select jurisdictions, we estimated the proportion of eligible men who have sex with men reporting being prescribed preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to prevent HIV infection. In 2016, half (51.3%) of the estimated 33,165 eligible men who have sex with men reported being prescribed PrEP by their health care provider.
ISSN:0148-5717
1537-4521
DOI:10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000812