3 Topic Commentaries

PrEP surfing common among MSM

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  Christian Grov, PhD, MPH

  Public health; HIV/STI prevention among sexual and gender minority populations

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  CUNY Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy

  Unfortunately, we observed that need for PrEP remained high, and more alarming, high rates of discontinuation among those who started.

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  Ian W. Holloway, PhD, MSW, MPH

  Social welfare; sexual and gender minority health; HIV prevention

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  University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Luskin School of Public Affairs

  It’s concerning that PrEP uptake remains low and that a third of men discontinue PrEP.

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  Amy Nunn, ScD, MS

  Behavioral and social sciences; HIV prevention and implementation

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  Brown University School of Public Health

  We conducted this study because many of our patients struggle with adherence to daily medications, or experience prohibitively high copayments at the pharmacy. We wanted to understand their thoughts about how we could enhance their experience with PrEP.

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