Characterization of the sociodemographic profile of users of hiv pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in Ceará

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https://doi.org/10.12662/2317-3076jhbs.v12i1.5194.p1-7.2024

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pre-exposure prophylaxis, communicable disease control, descriptive epidemiology, anti-HIV drugs, sexual health

Abstract

Introduction: PrEP is a biomedical prevention strategy that consists of the use of oral antiretrovirals (ARV) to mitigate the risk of acquiring HIV and, consequently, of developing AIDS. The present study aims to describe the sociodemographic profile of users dispensed with PrEP in Ceará from 2018 to 2023. Methods: this is a descriptive cross-sectional study. The data was obtained from the Department of HIV/Aids, Tuberculosis, Viral Hepatitis, and Sexually Transmitted Infections (DATHI) of the Ministry of Health through the PrEP Monitoring Panel. Results: there was a predominance of Gay users and Men who have Sex with Men but do not consider themselves gay; they self-declared as mixed race, highly educated, and aged between 30 and 39 years old. PrEP dispensations showed progression in the period analyzed despite years of pandemic. Conclusion: although PrEP is effective in controlling and declining the number of HIV infections, these data demonstrate that there is a gap between who benefits from it. It is a challenge to make PrEP reach those who can most benefit from it and who are most likely to be exposed to HIV, individuals with low education, trans people, transvestites, young adults/adolescents, and non-whites.

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Jose Wilson Lira Junior, Federal University of Ceará

Mestrando no Programa de Pós-graduação em Saúde Pública pela Universidade Federal do Ceará-UFC. Especialista Residente no Programa de Residência Integrada da Saúde em Saúde Coletiva da Escola de Saúde Pública do Ceará (2021). Especialista em Enfermagem Ginecológica e Obstétrica pela Faculdade de Quixeramobim -UNIQ (2019). Graduado em Enfermagem pela Universidade Federal do Piauí- UFPI/CAFS (2016). Atuou como preceptor da disciplina de Saúde do Idoso do curso de Enfermagem na Faculdade Princesa do Oeste - FPO.

Caroline Mary Gurgel Dias Florêncio, Federal University of Ceará

urgel Dias Florêncio

Docente Adjunto C da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal do Ceará. Enfermeira 2012.1 (UFC) e Cirurgiã-dentista 2023.2 (Uninassau); Mestre em Microbiologia Médica 2014.1 (UFC), Doutora em Saúde Coletiva (2018.2)(UFC). Docente da Pós-graduação em Saúde Pública (UFC);Membro do projeto de pesquisa GEDA (Grupo de estudos das doenças Antropozoonóticas) e do grupo de pesquisa em Violência e Promoção da Saúde e Populações vulneráveis, ambos da UFC. Coordenadora da Liga em Saúde da Família (LISF) da UFC (2019 - xx).Tutora do PET Saúde UFC (2023- 2023).

Nágila Tatielle Rocha Abreu , Federal University of Ceará

Fisitoerapeuta, Mestra em Saúde Pública pela Universidade Federal do Ceará (2024). Pós-graduada na modalidade Residência Multiprofissional em Saúde da Família e Comunidade (2023) e Saúde Coletiva (2021) pela Escola de Saúde Pública do Ceará (ESP/CE). Graduada em Fisioterapia pelo Centro Universitário Estácio do Ceará como bolsista integral do PROUNI (2018). Técnica em Informática pela Escola Estadual de Educação Profissional Joaquim Nogueira (2011). 

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2024-08-29

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Lira Junior JW, Gurgel Dias Florêncio CM, Rocha Abreu NT. Characterization of the sociodemographic profile of users of hiv pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in Ceará. J Health Biol Sci. [Internet]. 2024 Aug. 29 [cited 2024 Oct. 15];12(1):1-7. Available from: https://periodicos.unichristus.edu.br/jhbs/article/view/5194

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Vol. 12 No. 1 (2024): Journal of Health and Biological Sciences

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