Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8572631 | Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care | 2018 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
Sexual assault (SA) is a major public health problem that leaves patients at risk for HIV. The gold standard of medical treatment for SA patients includes prophylactic treatment to prevent HIV. A meta-analysis was conducted and examined the rates of nonoccupational postexposure prophylaxis (n-PEP) offered to, accepted, and completed by SA patients who presented to emergency departments in the United States. Four points of data were analyzed: (a) SA patients who met the criteria and were offered n-PEP, (b) SA patients who were offered n-PEP and accepted the medication, (c) SA patients who accepted n-PEP treatment and completed at least one follow-up appointment, and (d) SA patients who completed the entire course of n-PEP. Results of the meta-analysis indicated that approximately half of the patients who were offered n-PEP accepted the medication. However, only 25.7% of SA patients who accepted n-PEP completed the full course.
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Authors
Meredith RN, CNM, MSN, MPH, SANE, Tiffany RN, WHCNP-BC, PhD, Barbara J. RN, PhD, FAAN,