Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Discontinuation During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in a Multisite Clinical Cohort in the United States.
William C GoedellBrooke G RogersYu LiAmy S NunnRupa R PatelBrandon D L MarshallLeandro A MenaLori M WardJ Benjamin BrockSiena NapoleonAlexandra Zanowick-MarrKate CuroeAshley UnderwoodCatrell J JohnsonKhadijra R LockwoodPhilip A ChanPublished in: Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) (2022)
In this study, rates of PrEP discontinuation were largely unchanged with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The use of telehealth likely helped retain patients in PrEP care and should continue to be offered in the future.