Characterizing the Impact of COVID-19 on Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Care.

Rogers, Brooke G; Tao, Jun; Maynard, Michaela; Chu, Christina; Silva, Elizabeth; Toma, Emily; Nagel, Katherine; Napoleon, Siena; Chan, Philip A

Rogers, Brooke G; Tao, Jun; Maynard, Michaela; Chu, Christina; Silva, Elizabeth; Toma, Emily; Nagel, Katherine; Napoleon, Siena; Chan, Philip A.

Rogers BG; Department of Medicine, Infectious Diseases, The Miriam Hospital, 14 Third Street, Providence, RI, 02906, USA.
Tao J; Department of Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
Maynard M; Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
Chu C; Department of Medicine, Infectious Diseases, The Miriam Hospital, 14 Third Street, Providence, RI, 02906, USA.
Silva E; Department of Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
Toma E; Department of Medicine, Infectious Diseases, The Miriam Hospital, 14 Third Street, Providence, RI, 02906, USA.
Nagel K; Department of Medicine, Infectious Diseases, The Miriam Hospital, 14 Third Street, Providence, RI, 02906, USA.
Napoleon S; Department of Medicine, Infectious Diseases, The Miriam Hospital, 14 Third Street, Providence, RI, 02906, USA.
Chan PA; Department of Medicine, Infectious Diseases, The Miriam Hospital, 14 Third Street, Providence, RI, 02906, USA.

AIDS Behav ; 25(11): 3754-3757, 2021 Nov.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1265522

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COVID-19 is a public health crisis that has fundamentally altered health care provision. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of COVID-19 on pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) care. We reviewed all patient records for those who presented for PrEP care at a PrEP program in Providence, Rhode Island from September 1st, 2019 to May 29th, 2020. The number of PrEP encounters decreased but was not significantly different over time (ps > .05). Patients were still able to access PrEP clinical services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Implementing flexible and timely PrEP delivery approaches in this setting likely minimized the disruption of PrEP care during COVID-19.

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RESUMEN COVID-19 es una crisis de salud pública que ha alterado fundamentalmente la prestación de servicios de salud. El propósito de este estudio fue examinar el impacto de COVID-19 en los servicios de la profilaxis preexposición (PrEP). Revisamos todos los registros de pacientes que se presentaron para recibir atención de PrEP en un programa de PrEP en Providence, Rhode Island desde el 1 de septiembre de 2019 hasta el 29 de mayo de 2020. El número de encuentros de PrEP disminuyó pero no fue significativamente diferente con el paso del tiempo (ps > .05). Los pacientes aún pudieron acceder a los servicios clínicos de PrEP durante la pandemia de COVID-19. La implementación de enfoques de entrega de PrEP que eran flexibles y oportunos en este entorno probablemente minimizó la interrupción de la atención médica de la PrEP durante COVID-19.

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Anti-HIV Agents; COVID-19; HIV Infections; Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis; Anti-HIV Agents/therapeutic use; HIV Infections/drug therapy; HIV Infections/prevention & control; Humans; Pandemics; SARS-CoV-2

Keywords

COVID-19; Clinical care; HIV prevention; Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: HIV Infections / Anti-HIV Agents / Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis / COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Prognostic study Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: AIDS Behav Journal subject: Behavioral Sciences / SINDROME DA IMUNODEFICIENCIA ADQUIRIDA (AIDS) Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S10461-021-03337-2

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