Delivering Preexposure Prophylaxis to People Who Use Drugs and Experience Homelessness, Boston, MA, 2018–2020

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ID11028928
AuthorsKatie B Biello (0000-0002-5017-5699, Katie B. Biello is with the School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence, RI. Angela R. Bazzi is with the School of Public Health, Boston University, Boston, MA. Seamus Vahey, Mary Harris, Leah Shaw, and Jennifer Brody are with the Boston Healthcare for the Homeless Program, Boston.), Angela R Bazzi (0000-0001-6828-1919, Katie B. Biello is with the School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence, RI. Angela R. Bazzi is with the School of Public Health, Boston University, Boston, MA. Seamus Vahey, Mary Harris, Leah Shaw, and Jennifer Brody are with the Boston Healthcare for the Homeless Program, Boston.), Seamus Vahey (Katie B. Biello is with the School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence, RI. Angela R. Bazzi is with the School of Public Health, Boston University, Boston, MA. Seamus Vahey, Mary Harris, Leah Shaw, and Jennifer Brody are with the Boston Healthcare for the Homeless Program, Boston.), Mary Harris (Katie B. Biello is with the School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence, RI. Angela R. Bazzi is with the School of Public Health, Boston University, Boston, MA. Seamus Vahey, Mary Harris, Leah Shaw, and Jennifer Brody are with the Boston Healthcare for the Homeless Program, Boston.), Leah Shaw (Katie B. Biello is with the School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence, RI. Angela R. Bazzi is with the School of Public Health, Boston University, Boston, MA. Seamus Vahey, Mary Harris, Leah Shaw, and Jennifer Brody are with the Boston Healthcare for the Homeless Program, Boston.), Leah C Shaw (0000-0002-9033-667X, Boston University), Jennifer Brody (Katie B. Biello is with the School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence, RI. Angela R. Bazzi is with the School of Public Health, Boston University, Boston, MA. Seamus Vahey, Mary Harris, Leah Shaw, and Jennifer Brody are with the Boston Healthcare for the Homeless Program, Boston.), Jennifer K Brody (Boston University)
Year2021
Volume111
Issue6
Pages1045-1048
Publication date2021-06-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2021.306208
PMID33950728
OpenAlexW3157824704
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited5

Despite high need, HIV preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) utilization among people who use drugs (PWUD) remains low. Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program implemented an innovative “low-threshold” PrEP Program for PWUD experiencing homelessness in Boston, Massachusetts. From October 1, 2018 to February 29, 2020, 239 clients were linked to PrEP services, and 152 were prescribed PrEP (mean = 8.9/month), over twice the number of PrEP prescriptions over the previous 12 months (n = 48; mean = 4/month). The cumulative probability of remaining on PrEP for 6 months was 44% (95% confidence interval = 36%, 52%)

Confidence interval · Family medicine · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) · Medical prescription · Men who have sex with men · Pre-exposure prophylaxis · Psychiatry · Demography · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Homelessness and Social Issues · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Nursing · Gerontology

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