How many MSM are taking PrEP: a service evaluation

In England, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) will shortly be available through the NHS-funded PrEP trial which hopes to address the number of men-who-have-sex-with-men (MSM) who will take up PrEP.1 56 Dean Street, and several other sexual health services, are already monitoring those sourcing generic tenofovir/emtricitabine as PrEP. In March 2017, we introduced an additional question in the sexual history for all MSM attending Dean Street Express (DSE) for asymptomatic screening in order to estimate the number eligible for PrEP, promote discussion and offer monitoring where required: ‘Are you currently taking PrEP?’. Over 3 days, 24 April to 26 April 2017, 507 MSM attended DSE for asymptomatic STI screening. Using the PROUD Study eligibility criteria, we excluded those who were HIV-positive (70), always used condoms for anal sex (87) and/or had no sexual partners in the last 3 months (4).2 Of 352 remaining eligible MSM, 52 (15%) were currently taking PrEP...
Source: Sexually Transmitted Infections - Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Tags: Miscellaneous Source Type: research