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PURPOSE Young men who have sex with men (MSM) aged 13-24 years are disproportionately affected by HIV. PrEP is an effective intervention to prevent HIV acquisition; however, patients’ access to… Click to show full abstract
PURPOSE Young men who have sex with men (MSM) aged 13-24 years are disproportionately affected by HIV. PrEP is an effective intervention to prevent HIV acquisition; however, patients’ access to PrEP is limited by provider knowledge of and willingness to prescribe PrEP. We sought to examine PrEP-prescribing barriers among a national sample of US providers treating adolescents (aged 13-17 years) and young adults (aged 18 to 26 years). METHODS We conducted an online survey of providers treating adolescents and young adults in the United States through the Society of Adolescent …
Journal Title: Pediatrics
Year Published: 2018
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