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).
2300135-.
ISSN 1025-496X, 1560-7917
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 & Life Sciences Faculty of Health & Life Sciences > Inst. Systems, Molec & Integrative Biology > Inst. Systems, Molec & Integrative Biology |
| Depositing User: | Symplectic Admin |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Apr 2023 08:56 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Feb 2026 16:27 |
| 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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