Discontinuation rates much higher in non-gay populations
ShutterstockA meta-analysis of 59 studies of PrEP from all continents has found that 41% of people who started taking PrEP had discontinued it within six months.
Discontinuation rates were much higher in studies for all groups other than gay and bisexual men and trans women, including female sex workers, people who inject drugs, and at-risk heterosexuals. In studies of heterosexual men and women the six-month discontinuation rate was 72%.
On the other hand, in the minority of studies that continued to follow people after they stopped PrEP, 47% of people who were followed for more than a year eventually re-started it.
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Source : Aidsmap
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