Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Veterans Affairs (VA) Center for Health Equity, Research & Promotion (CHERP), 4100 Chester Ave, Suite 203, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
Department of Family Medicine & Community Health, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
AIDS Res Ther. 2024 Nov 1;21(1):78. doi: 10.1186/s12981-024-00670-z.
The goal of this study was to describe the cohort of women prescribed PrEP at the Veterans Health Administration. We used a cross-sectional study of electronic health record data. We used descriptive statistics and calculated estimated average percent change by year of prescription. A total of 417 women were prescribed PrEP over the study period. The most substantial change over time in PrEP prescribing occurred among women aged 18-24, in Other race group, and in the Western US. Though PrEP prescribing increased since its approval, more research is needed to identify barriers and expand PrEP access for women Veterans.
本研究的目的是描述在退伍军人健康管理局（Veterans Health Administration）开出处方的女性人群。我们使用了电子健康记录数据的横断面研究。我们使用描述性统计方法和每年的处方计算估计平均百分比变化。在研究期间，共有 417 名女性被开出处方接受 PrEP。随着时间的推移，PrEP 处方开具发生的最大变化发生在年龄在 18-24 岁之间、其他种族群体和美国西部的女性中。尽管 PrEP 的批准后使用有所增加，但还需要更多的研究来确定女性退伍军人 PrEP 获得的障碍并扩大其使用。
