Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use trajectories and incidence of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections among PrEP users in Belgium: a cohort analysis of insurance claims data from 2017 to 2019

• Main Authors: Anke Rotsaert (Author), Tom Smekens (Author), David Jaminé (Author), Tonio Di Zinno (Author), Jessika Deblonde (Author), Marie-Laurence Lambert (Author), Eric Florence (Author), Thijs Reyniers (Author), Jef Vanhamel (Author), Catherine Lucet (Author), Maarten Schim van der Loeff (Author), Bernadette Hensen (Author), Bea Vuylsteke (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Since June 2017, oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has been reimbursed in Belgium for people at substantial risk of HIV. To inform the national PrEP programme, we described sociodemographic characteristics of PrEP users, PrEP dispensing practices, testing for HIV and sexually...