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Prep Advocacy Project: Increasing The Adoption Of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (Prep) In San Luis Obispo County, Leona Rajaee
Prep Advocacy Project: Increasing The Adoption Of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (Prep) In San Luis Obispo County, Leona Rajaee
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The following study investigates the need for Preexposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) in San Luis Obispo (SLO) County in order to develop an effective health outreach and advocacy program that could increase the adoption of PrEP treatment and in turn decrease new HIV transmissions in the community studied. The sponsor of this study is the Access Support Network (ASN), a nonprofit organization that provides supportive services for individuals living with HIV/AIDS. ASN launched this study after observing the effectiveness of PrEP in metropolitan cities. At the same time, ASN also noticed a rise in new HIV transmissions, particularly among injecting drug users …