Almost 90% Of Irish People Don’t Know What PrEP Is
Earlier this year the Irish Government announced that they are going to start “rolling out a public access programme” for people to get access to PrEP medication, ‘Gay Times’ report.
Teva Pharmaceuticals conducted a survey and the findings are alarming. 87% of Irish people where completely unaware of what PrEP is but at the same time 36% of people said they would consider using it.
Other findings of the research showed that 93% of people believe that more information about HIV is required in Ireland, while “70% of people believed that the risk of contracting HIV wasn’t taken into consideration before sex.”
The Generics Director for Teva Pharmaceuticals Paul Neill said about the results that “it’s important that the correct information is put out to those at risk of HIV and the general public.
“PrEP has been shown to significantly reduce the risk of HIV infection in conjunction with safe sex practices, particularly for those deemed at high risk, such as gay and bisexual men, and transgender women.
“Equally, it is important that those using PrEP are going for check-ups with their healthcare provider once every three months to ensure that the medication is working as effectively as possible for them.
“The government’s introduction of a PrEP programme represents an important statement on the value of preventative healthcare versus curative treatment.
“At a time of stretched health budgets, when our health services have so many competing priorities, medicines such as PrEP can make a huge contribution to keeping people healthy and ultimately help to reduce healthcare costs.
“Further work is now needed to increase education and awareness of PrEP to ensure that patients have a better understanding of the healthcare regime that must support PrEP, such as regular sexual health testing. Teva will also work to expand awareness and knowledge of PrEP.”
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