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Risk Compensation and Clinical Decision Making — The Case of HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: Uptake of preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV has been limited for multiple reasons, including low awareness. Clinicians’ concerns that an increased sense of protection will lead to greater risk taking among PrEP users are another important factor.

Source: New England Journal of Medicine

DOI: 10.1056/nejmp1810743

Authors: Julia L. Marcus, Kenneth A. Katz, Douglas S. Krakower, Sarah K. Calabrese

Institutions: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard University, George Washington University, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center

Language: English

Topic: HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases