Citation

Barron CE, Moore J, Baird G, Hardy E, Goldberg A. R. I. Med. J. (2013) 2018; 101(9): 23-26.

Affiliation

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University; Department of Pediatrics, Hasbro Children's Hospital, Providence, RI.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Rhode Island Medical Society)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

30384515

Abstract

Child sex trafficking (CST) victims are at risk for HIV infection due to a convergence of both social and biological factors. However, sparse recommendations and guidelines exist for providers on the provision of HIV non-occupational post-exposure prophylaxis (nPEP) for CST patients. We evaluated whether pediatricians would provide HIV nPEP in a clinical vignette where a patient disclosed ongoing involvement in CST. Participants were relatively divided regarding whether they would provide HIV nPEP; 58.8% responded yes and 41.2% responded no. This highlights the need for medical guidelines to address the complex and case specific considerations of providing nPEP to these victims.

Language: en

Keywords

child sex trafficking; human immuno-deficiency virus; non-occupational post-exposure prophylaxi