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Department of Medicine, Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Can Tho City, Vietnam
Research Article
A Study on the Adherence of Treatment, Associated Factors, and Outcomes of Oral Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for High-Risk Patient?s HIV Exposure in the Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province from 2021 to 2022
Author(s): Lam Phuc Duong*, Len Van Nguyen and Dung Ngoc Tran
Background: In 2017, the results of an 18-month follow-up showed only 0.002% of new HIV infections (of the
3/1069 in the high-risk group participating in PrEP treatment). In 2018, the HIV prevalence rate in the MSM group
in Vietnam was 10.8%.
Methods: The study followed an analytical cross-sectional design and a sample size of 256 people, Research objective:
determine the rate of adherence to PrEP and the factors related to non-adherence to PrEP. PrEP treatment and
evaluation of PrEP treatment outcomes in high-risk subjects Subjects and research methods: People with HIV
infection risk behaviors should register for PrEP treatment in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province in 2020.
Results: Men make up 52.7% of the population; the age group 21–40 makes up 80.5% of the population; the self-
employed (46.4%), MSM .. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/IGOA. 23.8.201