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We developed and implemented a PrEP navigation program ("SNAPS") in a NYC safety-net hospital with the objectives to co-locate navigation, clinical PrEP services, and payment assistance. Adherence and retention to PrEP-related care were assessed by mean medication possession ratios (MPRs) and number of appointments over 12 months. Compared to the pre-SNAPS cohort, the post-SNAPS cohort was less likely to be cisgender male (64.8% vs. 84.2%), White (6.5% vs. 23%) and to speak English (33.3% vs. 80.6%) (all p < 0.001). Mean MPR was lower for post-SNAPS (0.68, SD = 0.33) compared to pre-SNAPS (0.89, SD = 0.22) (p = 0.001). Among post-SNAPS patients, cisgender men and MSM were more likely to be retained in PrEP care compared to cisgender women (p < 0.05). Although SNAPS linked diverse patients to PrEP-care, mean MPR was lower post-SNAPS compared to the pre-SNAPS. Continued investments to strengthen later stages of the PrEP cascade model for all populations vulnerable to HIV are needed.
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