Implementation of HIV PrEP in Scotland: First Year Report
Publication Date: 26 February 2019
HIV PrEP is an effective, novel, prophylactic biomedical intervention comprising of two HIV antiretroviral drugs. It is prescribed to HIV negative people - especially men who have sex with men (MSM) - at risk of becoming infected sexually as part of a comprehensive approach to HIV prevention.
Scotland is one of the first countries worldwide to have successfully established a HIV PrEP (HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis) service which is national, free at the point of delivery and, to date, generally accessible to most deemed at highest risk of acquiring HIV.
This report is published on behalf of the HIV PrEP National Coordination Group and is from the first year of the HIV PrEP service from July 2017 to June 2018. It covers:
- implementation
- monitoring
- uptake
- preliminary data on outcomes
Resource information
- Publisher:
- Health Protection Scotland
- Publication type:
- Report
Documents
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- Implementation of HIV PrEP in Scotland: First Year Report - Summary and Key Points (PDF, 76KB)
- Implementation of HIV PrEP in Scotland: First Year Report - Executive Summary (PDF, 565KB)
- Implementation of HIV PrEP in Scotland: First Year Report - Full Report (PDF, 1434KB)
- Implementation of HIV PrEP in Scotland: First Year Report - Infographic (PDF, 2118KB)