Overcoming barriers to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) coverage in Australia among Medicare-ineligible people at risk of HIV: results from the MI-EPIC clinical trial

Curtis Chan, Doug Fraser, Stefanie Vaccher, Barbara Yeung, Fengyi Jin, Janaki Amin, Nila J. Dharan, Andrew Carr, Catriona Ooi, Matthew Vaughan, Jo Holden, Cherie Power, Andrew E. Grulich, Benjamin R. Bavinton, for the MI-EPIC Research Group There are growing disparities in HIV diagnoses between Australian-born and overseas-born gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBM), reinforced by barriers faced in accessing pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for GBM without Medicare. The Medicare-Ineligible Expanded Implementation in Communities (MI-EPIC) implementation trialled giving Medicare-ineligible adults access to PrEP, and found high uptake and adherence. Increasing uptake of PrEP in Medicare-ineligible populations by reducing barriers to access will lead to better outcomes in HIV prevention.

Source: Sexual Health - December 13, 2021 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Curtis Chan Doug Fraser Stefanie Vaccher Barbara Yeung Fengyi Jin Janaki Amin Nila J. Dharan Andrew Carr Catriona Ooi Matthew Vaughan Jo Holden Cherie Power Andrew E. Grulich Benjamin R. Bavinton for the MI-EPIC Research Group Source Type: research