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

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, Rho...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Rogers, Brooke G., Tao, Jun, Maynard, Michaela, Chu, Christina, Silva, Elizabeth, Toma, Emily, Nagel, Katherine, Napoleon, Siena, Chan, Philip A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer US 2021
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Original Paper
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8191705/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34114166
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-021-03337-2
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Sumario: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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