Missed Opportunities for HIV Prevention in a Large County Safety Net Health System

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Authors

Melanie G. Lopez · The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Kristin Alvarez · The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Michael Harms · University of Kentucky

Margaret Smith · The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Emily Levy Kamugisha · Parkland Health Center

Elizabeth Mayfield Arnold · The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Helen King

Abstract

Missed opportunities to offer HIV prevention before diagnosis were common among patients newly diagnosed with HIV. Most patients did not have sexual history documented in the chart before their HIV diagnosis. Educational interventions are needed to ensure that clinicians are prepared to identify those eligible and discuss the benefits of PrEP.

Topics & Keywords

HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Volume 37, Issue 2, pp. 261-269

DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2023.230297r2

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