Maddox, Victoria, Reynolds, Claire, Amara, Alieu 
ORCID: 0000-0002-1137-2948, Else, Laura, Brailsford, Susan R, Khoo, Saye ORCID: 0000-0002-2769-0967 and Harvala, Heli
(2023)
Undeclared pre-exposure or post-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP/PEP) use among syphilis-positive blood donors, England, 2020 to 2021.
Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin, 28 (11).
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Abstract
An individualised blood donor selection policy was implemented in the United Kingdom from summer 2021. We have investigated the impact of this policy by comparing the extent of undeclared use of HIV pre-exposure or post-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP/PEP) before and after this change. The rate of PrEP usage in syphilis-positive male blood donors has not changed since individualised donor assessment was implemented but provides continuing evidence of undisclosed PrEP use which may be associated with current or past higher-risk sexual behaviours.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Humans, Syphilis, HIV Infections, Homosexuality, Male, Blood Donors, England, Male, Post-Exposure Prophylaxis, Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Health and Life Sciences Faculty of Health and Life Sciences > Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology |
| Depositing User: | Symplectic Admin |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Apr 2023 08:56 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Mar 2024 04:48 |
| DOI: | 10.2807/1560-7917.es.2023.28.11.2300135 |
| Open Access URL: | https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2023.28.11.23... |
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| URI: | https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3169828 |
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