title: Is PEP prescribed appropriately?
abstract: We describe the characteristics of HIV post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) recipients and PEP indications at 56 Dean Street, a central London sexual health clinic. PEP was prescribed on 577 occasions. Most (97%) was given for unprotected anal intercourse. Over a fifth of exposures involved recreational drug use. Of the patients prescribed PEP, 5.9% were given PEP more than once in this period. As a snapshot of HIV risk behaviour, we note the prevalence of drug use, sex without condom use and group sex among PEP recipients.
authors.affiliation: Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Whitlock
authors.affiliation: Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nwokolo
authors.affiliation: Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: McOwan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008131:London / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D056990:Post-Exposure Prophylaxis / Q000379:methods*; D015995:Prevalence; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D047568:Unsafe Sex / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
chemical_list: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents
keywords: HIV; HIV prevention; post-exposure prophylaxis