NIH R01 · 2024
Strengthening the HIV prevention continuum using pharmacies
ABSTRACT Early HIV diagnosis is an essential component of the strategy to End the HIV Epidemic (EHE). Yet, half of the nearly 40,000 Americans who test positive for HIV every year have late (stage 3 AIDS) infection, which results in higher community transmission and poorer treatment outcomes. In the United States South, where HIV is disproportionately impacted, 50% of HIV infections are undiagnosed. Infrequent or delayed HIV testing is most often due to poor healthcare access and stigmatizing attitudes about HIV that inhibit prevention and treatment seeking. Thus, increased HIV testing access and uptake is urgently needed to normalize HIV testing and direct individuals to pre-exposure…
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