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On-demand HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis: what are the healthcare workers’ barriers to delivery in a culturally and linguistically diverse population?
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  1. Melissa Power1,
  2. David A Lewis1,2,
  3. Daniel Richardson1
  1. 1 Western Sydney Sexual Health Centre, Western Sydney Local Health District, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
  2. 2 University of Sydney Medical School (Westmead Campus), Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
  1. Correspondence to Dr Daniel Richardson, Western Sydney Sexual Health Centre, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia; daniel.richardson2{at}health.nsw.gov.au

https://doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2019-054393

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    The Western Sydney Sexual Health Centre is a publicly funded sexual health service which provides sexual healthcare for a large population of non-Australian-born, non-English-speaking and culturally diverse men who have sex with men (MSM). As some of these MSM do not have access to universal healthcare coverage (Medicare) and many find the cost of the daily HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) too expensive, they would benefit from more affordable (PrEP) access.

    The Centre’s multidisciplinary team are experienced at delivering daily PrEP, and approximately 500 MSM access PrEP per year. However, given that the proportion of incident HIV infection among non-Australian-born MSM is increasing locally, it is important to engage such individuals and offer cheaper …

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