Continuum of Care for PrEP Among MSM in Atlanta

Using a continuum-of-care approach to pre-exposure prophylaxis among at-risk men who have sex with men, researchers estimated that under present circumstances, only 15% would achieve protection against HIV.

HIV infections could be significantly decreased in high-risk populations if enough at-risk individuals received prescriptions for — and adhered to — pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). Black men who have sex with men (MSM) in the southern U.S. are recognized to be at high risk for acquiring HIV. Atlanta had the second-highest city-specific number of new HIV infections among MSM in the U.S. in 2011, an HIV prevalence of 43% among black MSM (vs. 13% among white MSM), and an HIV incidence of 11% for black MSM aged 18 to 25.

Now, researchers have used a continuum-of-care approach to estimate the likelihood that PrEP would decrease new HIV infections in a cohort of MSM in Atlanta (N=562; 302 white and 260 black). The key stages of the continuum mode…

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Keith Henry, MD

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Consultant/Advisory BoardViiV Advisory Board

Editorial BoardsJAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Keith Henry, MD

Disclosures

Consultant/Advisory BoardViiV Advisory Board

Editorial BoardsJAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Continuum of Care for PrEP Among MSM in Atlanta

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