"Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A method of disease prevention (abbreviated PrEP) which involves the administration of drugs to at-risk persons who have not been exposed to the disease-causing agent.
| Descriptor ID |
D065129
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N02.421.726.758.655 N06.850.780.680.655
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| Concept/Terms |
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis- Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis
- Pre Exposure Prophylaxis
- Pre-Exposure Prophylaxi
- Prophylaxi, Pre-Exposure
- Prophylaxis, Pre-Exposure
- Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
- Pre Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
- Pre-Exposure Prophylaxi (PrEP)
- Prophylaxi, Pre-Exposure (PrEP)
- Prophylaxis, Pre-Exposure (PrEP)
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| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2019 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis" by people in Profiles.
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Higher Acceptability of the Monthly Dapivirine Ring Versus Daily Oral Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Sub-Saharan Africa in the REACH Trial. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2025 Dec 15; 100(5):415-424.
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Measuring Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Stigma Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Western Kenya: Scale Development, Validation, and Associations with PrEP Adherence. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2025 Aug; 39(8):323-338.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Testing an HIV/STI Prevention Intervention Among People Leaving Incarceration Who Were Assigned Male at Birth, Have Sex with Men and A Substance Use Disorder. AIDS Behav. 2025 Dec; 29(12):3806-3821.
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Longer-acting preexposure prophylaxis product and delivery preferences among U.S. populations disproportionately affected by HIV: a discrete choice experiment. AIDS. 2025 Aug 01; 39(10):1364-1374.
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PrEP knowledge, attitudes, and perceived barriers to access among American Indian/Alaska Native people in the US: Results from an online survey. PLoS One. 2025; 20(4):e0321422.
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Lessons Learned From Engaging Healthcare Providers in Research on Implementation of HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2025 Apr 15; 98(5S):e129-e135.
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Evaluation of the Tu'Washindi Na PrEP Intervention to Reduce Gender-Based Violence and Increase Preexposure Prophylaxis Uptake and Adherence Among Kenyan Adolescent Girls and Young Women: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2025 Apr 01; 14:e55931.
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Comparing PrEP use among men who have sex with men with a recent incarceration history. AIDS Care. 2025 May; 37(5):709-719.
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A Pilot Study of a Sibling-Based Online Intervention to Increase PrEP Uptake and Willingness Among Latino MSM. AIDS Educ Prev. 2024 Oct; 36(5):299-323.
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We choose: Adolescent girls and young women's choice for an HIV prevention product in a cross-over randomized clinical trial conducted in South Africa, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. PLoS One. 2024; 19(8):e0308577.