HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis and incidence of sexually transmitted infections in Brazil, 2018 to 2022: An ecological study of PrEP administration, syphilis, and socioeconomic indicators.

• Main Authors: Paula Knoch Mendonça Gil (Author), Danilo Dos Santos Conrado (Author), Ana Isabel do Nascimento (Author), Micael Viana de Azevedo (Author), João Cesar Pereira da Cunha (Author), Gabriel Serrano Ramires Koch (Author), Camila Guadeluppe Maciel (Author), Alisson André Ribeiro (Author), Antonio Conceição Paranhos Filho (Author), Márcio José de Medeiros (Author), Cláudia Du Bocage Santos-Pinto (Author), Everton Falcão de Oliveira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is one of the pillars of a combination prevention strategy for reducing the risk of new infections caused by HIV. The daily use of antiretroviral drugs by individuals who are not infected with HIV is re...