Prescription of HIV Post-Exposure Prophylaxis in emergency care units and return for follow-up appointments in specialized services in Salvador, Brazil, 2018: a cross-sectional study.

IF 2.5 Q1 Multidisciplinary Epidemiologia e Servicos de Saude Pub Date : 2024-07-15 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI:10.1590/S2237-96222024V33E2023642.en

Flávia Carneiro da Silva, Laio Magno, Carlos Antônio de Souza Teles Santos

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Abstract

Objective: To analyze HIV Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) prescription and return for follow-up appointments.

Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study using data on people who sought PEP in emergency care units (UPAs) and specialized medical services in Salvador, BA, Brazil, between January-December/2018.

Results: Of the 1,525 people who sought PEP at UPAs, 1,273 (83.5%) met PEP eligibility criteria, while 252 (16.5%) did not; of the eligible group, 1,166 (91.6%) had antiretrovirals prescribed, while 107 (8.4%) eligible people did not; of the total number of people with PEP prescriptions, only 226 (19.4%) returned for the first follow-up appointment, 115 (9.9%) for the second, and 33 (2.8%) for the third in order to complete the protocol.

Conclusion: We found a significant proportion of eligible users who did not have PEP prescribed at UPAs and a significant loss of return for specialized service follow-up appointments.

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2018年巴西萨尔瓦多急诊科开具的艾滋病暴露后预防处方以及返回专门服务机构复诊的情况：一项横断面研究。

目的：分析艾滋病暴露后预防（PEP）处方和复诊情况：分析艾滋病暴露后预防（PEP）处方和复诊情况：这是一项描述性横断面研究，使用的数据是2018年1月至12月期间在巴西巴州萨尔瓦多市急诊室（UPA）和专科医疗服务机构寻求PEP的患者：在 UPA 寻求 PEP 的 1,525 人中，1,273 人（83.5%）符合 PEP 资格标准，252 人（16.5%）不符合；在符合资格的群体中，1,166 人（91.6%）获得了抗逆转录病毒药物处方，107 人（8.在获得 PEP 处方的总人数中，只有 226 人（19.4%）在第一次复诊时复诊，115 人（9.9%）在第二次复诊时复诊，33 人（2.8%）在第三次复诊时复诊，以便完成治疗方案：我们发现，有相当一部分符合条件的用户没有在 UPA 处方 PEP，并且在专业服务随访预约中出现了严重的回流现象。

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