DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciae531 ISSN: 1058-4838
High Retention and Adherence with Rapid Long-Acting Injectable PrEP Implementation in an Urban Safety-Net Clinic Population
Matthew A Spinelli, Ezra Bisom-Rapp, Megan J Heise, Christina Camp, Ayesha Appa, Albert Y Liu, Kevin Sassaman, Mary Shiels, Francis Mayorga-Munoz, Anthonia Chimezie, Janet Nguyen, Jon Oskarsson, Monica GandhiAbstract
In a low-barrier long-acting PrEP program in a safety-net setting, permitting same-day or next-day initiation, 85% of injections were on-time, and six-month retention was 83%, surpassing outcomes from most previously-reported oral PrEP studies. With drop-in, wrap-around services, similar retention among housing-insecure populations was seen. Long-acting PrEP expansion is urgently needed.