HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis Care Continuum Among Individuals Receiving Medication for Opioid Use Disorder, South Carolina, 2020–2021.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Johnson, Jamila; Gormley, Mirinda Ann, ; Bentley, Susanne; Baldwin, Carrie; Bublitz, Michelle; Heavner, Smith F.; Roth, Prerana; Litwin, Alain H.
- Source
- American Journal of Public Health; Jan2022, Vol. 112 Issue 1, p34-37, 4p
- Subject
- HIV prevention
Continuum of care
Opioid abuse
Disease complications
Preventive medicine
Sex customs
South Carolina
- Language
- ISSN
- 00900036
We implemented the HIV preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) care continuum among individuals receiving medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD). We screened HIV-negative MOUD participants for PrEP eligibility by assessing injection drug use risk factors and sexual behaviors. Implementation of the PrEP care continuum was challenging; less than a third of MOUD participants were aware of PrEP, and very few initiated PrEP. Findings should promote the development of effective interventions to increase engagement in PrEP during MOUD treatment. (Am J Public Health. 2022;112(1):34–37. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306566) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]