Prevention strategies for sexually transmitted infections, HIV, and viral hepatitis in Europe

D Gökengin, T Noori, A Alemany… - The Lancet Regional …, 2023 - thelancet.com
The current prevention efforts for STIs, HIV and viral hepatitis in the WHO European Region,
especially in the Central and Eastern subregions, are hindered by healthcare disparities …

The current landscape of pre-exposure prophylaxis service delivery models for HIV prevention: a scoping review

J Vanhamel, A Rotsaert, T Reyniers… - BMC Health Services …, 2020 - Springer
Background Strengthening HIV prevention is imperative given the continued high HIV
incidence worldwide. The introduction of oral PrEP as a new biomedical HIV prevention tool …

Slow uptake of PrEP: Behavioral predictors and the influence of price on PrEP uptake among MSM with a high interest in PrEP

M van Dijk, JBF de Wit, TE Guadamuz, JE Martinez… - AIDS and Behavior, 2021 - Springer
Despite the improved availability and affordability of PrEP in the Netherlands, PrEP uptake is
low among men who have sex with men (MSM). To optimize uptake, it is important to identify …

Challenges of providing HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis across Australian clinics: qualitative insights of clinicians

AKJ Smith, B Haire, CE Newman, M Holt - Sexual Health, 2021 - CSIRO Publishing
Background HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has been rapidly implemented in
Australia, initially through restricted access in demonstration studies, and then through …

Awareness of, willingness to take PrEP and its actual use among Belgian MSM at high risk of HIV infection: secondary analysis of the Belgian European MSM internet …

V Buffel, T Reyniers, C Masquillier, E Thunissen… - AIDS and Behavior, 2022 - Springer
We examined PrEP awareness, willingness to take it and early PrEP use among men who
have sex with men (MSM) at increased risk of HIV acquisition in Belgium. This analysis of …

Implementation of pre-exposure prophylaxis programme in Spain. Feasibility of four different delivery models

C Iniesta, P Coll, MJ Barberá, M García Deltoro… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is an effective and cost-effective strategy for
HIV prevention. Spain carried out an implementation study in order to assess the feasibility …

The 'Viennese epidemic'of acute HCV in the era of direct‐acting antivirals

D Chromy, DJM Bauer, B Simbrunner… - Journal of viral …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The recently reported epidemic of acute hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections—observed
predominantly among men who have sex with men (MSM)—may now decline due to wide …

Gay and bisexual men's perceptions of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in a context of high accessibility: An Australian qualitative study

S Philpot, G Prestage, M Holt, B Haire, L Maher… - AIDS and Behavior, 2020 - Springer
We report on Australian gay and bisexual men's (GBM) perceptions of preexposure
prophylaxis (PrEP). Drawing on an online longitudinal cohort study, 1,404 free-text …

Knowledge and use of PEP and PrEP among key populations tested in community centers in Portugal

D Simões, P Meireles, M Rocha, R Freitas… - Frontiers in Public …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) have
been increasingly available in Europe. Due to the high burden of HIV in key populations …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of a community empowerment intervention to improve access to pre-exposure prophylaxis in migrant women sex workers: protocol for a mixed …

E Mosnier, F Artigas, E Richard… - JMIR Research …, 2023 - researchprotocols.org
Background The World Health Organization recommends pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)
for all populations at substantial risk of HIV infection. However, at-risk women very rarely use …