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Demographic, clinical guideline criteria, Medicaid expansion and state of residency: a multilevel analysis of PrEP use on a large US sample.

Pedro Botti CarneiroChloe MirzayiScott JonesJonathon RendinaChristian Grov
Published in: BMJ open (2022)
Our analysis showed that PrEP use is less common in communities standing to benefit the most from it-young MSM and TGNB of colour. However, individuals meeting federal guidelines for PrEP were significantly more likely to use PrEP. Though we found a positive association between living in Medicaid expansion states and PrEP use; that variable, as well as one's state of residency, were not suitable to explain variations in PrEP use in the US.
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