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Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PREP) Smartphone Apps Potential to Improveness and Uptake Persons Who Inject Drugs (PWID), According to Findings Published Inject AIDS CARE. Mohammad Rifat Haider, PhDand Colleagues obtained data from 130 pwid. About Half Said They Were Aware of Prep (51.5%), and More Than Half Used the Internet Daily (65.4%). Most Had a Mobile Device with Internet Access (89.2%), But Nearly Three-QUARTORS (72.3%) Did Not Seek HIV Information online. However, Almost Half (49.2%) Said They were Willing to use the prep-Focussed app. Willingness to use the prep was more combing pwid who sought out information about HIV (Adjustued or (AOR), 2.69; 95% ci, 1.06-6.86) Than thhos who did not and in thhose who have a rare or rare engaged in hiv testing (AOR, 4.11; 95% CI, 1.52-11.14) Than those who were tested more often. “The PREP App May Be A Promising Strategy for Increasing Prep Awareness and Uptake Among Pwid,” Dr. Haider and Colleagues Wrote.
