Perspectives of Doxycycline Postexposure Prophylaxis Among Pediatric Providers
Doxycycline postexposure prophylaxis is a chemoprophylaxis that may reduce certain sexually transmitted infections in high-priority groups 18 years and older. This study utilized a cross-sectional survey among 167 pediatric providers in the United States, with ~40% reporting lacking comfort and familiarity with doxycycline postexposure prophylaxis, and various barriers to use.
Authors
- J. C. Erdozain Sosa
- Sebastián Otero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8437-543X)
- T.J.G.M. Lam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4601-2229)
- John Flores (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2323-1453)
- Aniruddha Hazra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8557-4465)
Institutions
- Howard Brown Health Center (US)
- University of Chicago (US)
- Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center (US)
- Comer Children's Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Published
- 2025-05-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/olq.0000000000002181
- Primary Topic
- Reproductive tract infections research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00