Facilitators and Barriers to the Rollout of Doxycycline Postexposure Prophylaxis for Sexually Transmitted Infections in a Boston Community Health Center
Without national guidelines, the uptake of doxyPEP was robust, supported by electronic support tools and provider training sessions for clinicians, as well as community engagement efforts. Differences in risk perception were important factors in the choice to use doxyPEP.
Authors
- Kenneth Hugh Mayer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7460-733X)
- Michael W. Traeger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3452-350X)
- Lao‐Tzu Allan‐Blitz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4077-3476)
- Taimur Khan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1342-3008)
- Sy Gitin
- Kevin Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7474-194X)
Institutions
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Burnet Institute (AU)
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care (US)
- Fenway Health (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Published
- 2025-06-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/olq.0000000000002190
- Primary Topic
- Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00