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1965. PrEP On the Go! Implementation Mobile PrEP, STI, and HIV Prevention Services in South Florida

BACKGROUND: Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) can reduce HIV incidence when implemented effectively for people who are at highest risk of HIV infection. However, access to and uptake of PrEP remains suboptimal among priority populations such as black and Hispanic/Latino men who have sex with men (MSM)...

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Autores principales: Doblecki-Lewis, Susanne, Kobetz, Erin, Byrne2; Stefani Butts, John, Torrealba, Marco, Klose, Katie, McGaugh, Angela, Shatz, Connor, Scaramutti, Carolina, Baez Leon, Brian, Narcisse, Gilianne, Morel, Jessica, Whiteside, Patrick, Cardenas, Gabriel, Feaster, Daniel, Stevenson, Mario
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Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6808824/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz359.142
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author Doblecki-Lewis, Susanne
Kobetz, Erin
Byrne2; Stefani Butts, John
Torrealba, Marco
Klose, Katie
McGaugh, Angela
Shatz, Connor
Scaramutti, Carolina
Baez Leon, Brian
Narcisse, Gilianne
Morel, Jessica
Whiteside, Patrick
Cardenas, Gabriel
Feaster, Daniel
Stevenson, Mario
author_facet Doblecki-Lewis, Susanne
Kobetz, Erin
Byrne2; Stefani Butts, John
Torrealba, Marco
Klose, Katie
McGaugh, Angela
Shatz, Connor
Scaramutti, Carolina
Baez Leon, Brian
Narcisse, Gilianne
Morel, Jessica
Whiteside, Patrick
Cardenas, Gabriel
Feaster, Daniel
Stevenson, Mario
author_sort Doblecki-Lewis, Susanne
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description BACKGROUND: Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) can reduce HIV incidence when implemented effectively for people who are at highest risk of HIV infection. However, access to and uptake of PrEP remains suboptimal among priority populations such as black and Hispanic/Latino men who have sex with men (MSM). We established mobile HIV prevention/PrEP services delivered with cancer screening services through the Sylvester Gamechanger vehicle. We describe demographics, utilization, and early retention in PrEP care delivered through this model. METHODS: We selected four local HIV high-incidence areas where PrEP services were lacking, to locate the clinic. The vehicle, staffed by a medical provider, HIV/PrEP counselor, and cancer educator, returned to each site regularly. In addition to self-referrals, Prevention305, a community-based organization, developed focused patient recruitment through social media. Services were provided at no cost. Normative demographics, risk behavior, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and early-maintenance-in-care data were collected. Descriptive statistics were compiled using SPSS. RESULTS: From October 2018 to April 2019 services were provided to 229 clients. Of these, 168 (73.7%) sought PrEP. Of PrEP clients, 125 (74.4%) identified as White/Hispanic, 6 (3.5%) as Black/Hispanic, 6 (3.5%) as White/non-Hispanic, 11 (6.5%) as Black/non-Hispanic, and 19 (11.3%) as other; 124 (73.8%) were foreign-born; 159 (94.9%) of PrEP clients identified as MSM. Six (3.5%) PrEP-seeking clients were HIV positive at baseline. Of these, 2 were identified as acute/early infections. An initial PrEP prescription was filled by 166 (98.8%). Of the 77 clients seen within the initial 3 months of operation and due for follow-up assessment, 55 (71.4%) completed a follow-up visit. Overall, 45 (26.6%) PrEP clients had positive STI results (gonorrhea, chlamydia, or syphilis) at baseline. Nine (16.3%) clients returned positive STI results at their follow-up visit. CONCLUSION: Implementation of mobile HIV prevention services including PrEP is feasible and is effective in engaging Hispanic/Latino immigrant MSM. High demand for services is noted and plans are underway to increase capacity and outreach to other highly affected groups. DISCLOSURES: All Authors: No reported Disclosures.
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spelling pubmed-68088242019-10-28 1965. PrEP On the Go! Implementation Mobile PrEP, STI, and HIV Prevention Services in South Florida Doblecki-Lewis, Susanne Kobetz, Erin Byrne2; Stefani Butts, John Torrealba, Marco Klose, Katie McGaugh, Angela Shatz, Connor Scaramutti, Carolina Baez Leon, Brian Narcisse, Gilianne Morel, Jessica Whiteside, Patrick Cardenas, Gabriel Feaster, Daniel Stevenson, Mario Open Forum Infect Dis Abstracts BACKGROUND: Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) can reduce HIV incidence when implemented effectively for people who are at highest risk of HIV infection. However, access to and uptake of PrEP remains suboptimal among priority populations such as black and Hispanic/Latino men who have sex with men (MSM). We established mobile HIV prevention/PrEP services delivered with cancer screening services through the Sylvester Gamechanger vehicle. We describe demographics, utilization, and early retention in PrEP care delivered through this model. METHODS: We selected four local HIV high-incidence areas where PrEP services were lacking, to locate the clinic. The vehicle, staffed by a medical provider, HIV/PrEP counselor, and cancer educator, returned to each site regularly. In addition to self-referrals, Prevention305, a community-based organization, developed focused patient recruitment through social media. Services were provided at no cost. Normative demographics, risk behavior, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and early-maintenance-in-care data were collected. Descriptive statistics were compiled using SPSS. RESULTS: From October 2018 to April 2019 services were provided to 229 clients. Of these, 168 (73.7%) sought PrEP. Of PrEP clients, 125 (74.4%) identified as White/Hispanic, 6 (3.5%) as Black/Hispanic, 6 (3.5%) as White/non-Hispanic, 11 (6.5%) as Black/non-Hispanic, and 19 (11.3%) as other; 124 (73.8%) were foreign-born; 159 (94.9%) of PrEP clients identified as MSM. Six (3.5%) PrEP-seeking clients were HIV positive at baseline. Of these, 2 were identified as acute/early infections. An initial PrEP prescription was filled by 166 (98.8%). Of the 77 clients seen within the initial 3 months of operation and due for follow-up assessment, 55 (71.4%) completed a follow-up visit. Overall, 45 (26.6%) PrEP clients had positive STI results (gonorrhea, chlamydia, or syphilis) at baseline. Nine (16.3%) clients returned positive STI results at their follow-up visit. CONCLUSION: Implementation of mobile HIV prevention services including PrEP is feasible and is effective in engaging Hispanic/Latino immigrant MSM. High demand for services is noted and plans are underway to increase capacity and outreach to other highly affected groups. DISCLOSURES: All Authors: No reported Disclosures. Oxford University Press 2019-10-23 /pmc/articles/PMC6808824/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz359.142 Text en © The Author(s) 2019. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Infectious Diseases Society of America. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial reproduction and distribution of the work, in any medium, provided the original work is not altered or transformed in any way, and that the work is properly cited. For commercial re-use, please contact journals.permissions@oup.com
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Doblecki-Lewis, Susanne
Kobetz, Erin
Byrne2; Stefani Butts, John
Torrealba, Marco
Klose, Katie
McGaugh, Angela
Shatz, Connor
Scaramutti, Carolina
Baez Leon, Brian
Narcisse, Gilianne
Morel, Jessica
Whiteside, Patrick
Cardenas, Gabriel
Feaster, Daniel
Stevenson, Mario
1965. PrEP On the Go! Implementation Mobile PrEP, STI, and HIV Prevention Services in South Florida
title 1965. PrEP On the Go! Implementation Mobile PrEP, STI, and HIV Prevention Services in South Florida
title_full 1965. PrEP On the Go! Implementation Mobile PrEP, STI, and HIV Prevention Services in South Florida
title_fullStr 1965. PrEP On the Go! Implementation Mobile PrEP, STI, and HIV Prevention Services in South Florida
title_full_unstemmed 1965. PrEP On the Go! Implementation Mobile PrEP, STI, and HIV Prevention Services in South Florida
title_short 1965. PrEP On the Go! Implementation Mobile PrEP, STI, and HIV Prevention Services in South Florida
title_sort 1965. prep on the go! implementation mobile prep, sti, and hiv prevention services in south florida
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6808824/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz359.142
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