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- Impact of the COVID-19 Health Crisis on Key Populations at Higher Risk for, or Living With, HIV or Hepatitis C Virus and People Working With These Populations: Multicountry Community-Based Research Study Protocol (EPIC Program)Publication . Delabre, Rosemary M; Di Ciaccio, Marion; Lorente, Nicolas; Villes, Virginie; Castro Avila, Juliana; Yattassaye, Adam; Bonifaz, César; Ben Moussa, Amal; Sikitu, Ingrid-Zaïre; Khodabocus, Niloufer; Freitas, Rosa; Spire, Bruno; Veras, Maria Amélia; Sagaon-Teyssier, Luis; Girard, Gabriel; Roux, Perrine; Velter, Annie; Delpech, Valérie; Ghosn, Jade; Riegel, Lucas; Rojas Castro, DanielaBackground Information concerning the impact of the COVID-19 health crisis on populations most affected by HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV; or key populations [KP]), and those working with these populations in community settings, is limited. Community-based organizations working in the field of HIV and viral hepatitis are well placed to identify and meet the new needs of KP owing to the health crisis. Objective This study aims to describe the development and implementation of an exploratory and descriptive multicountry, community-based research program, EPIC (Enquêtes Pour évaluer l’Impact de la crise sanitaire covid en milieu Communautaire), within an international network of community-based organizations involved in the response to HIV and viral hepatitis. The EPIC program aimed to study the impact of the COVID-19 health crisis on KP or people living with HIV or HCV and people working with these populations at the community level (community health workers [CHWs]) and to identify the key innovations and adaptations in HIV and HCV services. Methods A general protocol and study documents were developed and shared within the Coalition PLUS network. The protocol had a built-in flexibility that allowed participating organizations to adapt the study to local needs in terms of the target population and specific themes of interest. Data were collected using surveys or interviews. Results From July 2020 to May 2022, a total of 79 organizations participated in the EPIC program. Across 32 countries, 118 studies were conducted: 66 quantitative (n=12,060 among KP or people living with HIV or people living with HCV and n=811 among CHWs) and 52 qualitative (n=766 among KP or people living with HIV or people living with HCV and n=136 among CHWs). Conclusions The results of the EPIC program will provide data to describe the impact of the health crisis on KP and CHWs and identify their emerging needs. Documentation of innovative solutions that were put into place in this context may help improve the provision of services after COVID-19 and for future health crises.
- PrEP in the Context of Other HIV Risk Reduction Strategies Among Men Who Have Sex with Men: Results from the Flash! PrEP in Europe SurveyPublication . Di Ciaccio, Marion; Delabre, Rosemary M.; Vilotitch, Antoine; Corbelli, Giulio Maria; Villes, Virginie; Ros Sánchez, Alejandro; Zantkuijl, Paul; Sweers, Holger; Sanchez, Flor; Meulbroek, Michael; Cairns, Gus; Bernier, Adeline; Ghosn, Jade; Rocha, Miguel; Cosmaro, Maria Luisa; Duken, Sascha Béla; Dan, Monica; Schlegel, Vincent; Stranz, Richard; Jonas, Kai J.; Spire, Bruno; Rojas Castro, DanielaCombination HIV prevention covers a range of biomedical, behavioral, and socio-structural interventions. Despite the growing availability of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), it is not always accessible in European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control reporting countries and may not meet the needs of all at-risk populations. Based on the Flash! PrEP in Europe data, multiple correspondence analysis and hierarchical clustering were used to identify patterns in HIV prevention strategies among 9980 men who have sex with men (MSM). PrEP interest was evaluated among four identified clusters: (A) “high condom use, sometimes Treatment as Prevention (TasP)”; (B) “mix of methods, infrequent condom use”; (C) “high condom use, tendency to choose partners based on serological status” and (D) “moderate use of condoms mixed with other prevention strategies”. Clusters B and D had higher PrEP interest. These results suggest that MSM use a range of behavioral and biomedical risk reduction strategies that are often combined. On-demand PrEP may meet the needs of MSM who infrequently use condoms and other prevention methods.