Number of persons provided with post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP)
Export Indicator
PEPFAR considers availability of PEP to be a cross-cutting issue that addresses concerns in multiple program areas. The data that will be collected through this indicator provides information to answer questions around prevention, program quality, human resources for health, gender, and overall health system strengthening.
PEPFAR HQ will use this data to report to Congress, other U.S., and international stakeholders, to monitor coverage of PEP services and to track progress of PEP scale-up over time.
A key consensus at the 2005 Joint International Labor Organization/World Health Organization Technical Meeting for the Development of Policy and Guidelines regarding occupational and non-occupational HIV-PEP was that HIV-PEP must be part of comprehensive HIV prevention, occupational health, and post-rape care service policies (UNAIDS).
Number of persons provided with post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) for risk of HIV infection through occupational and/or non-occupational exposure to HIV.
The indicator can be generated by counting the number of individuals receiving PEP for occupational and non-occupational purposes. Individuals should be counted only one (1) time, not incidence. This indicator should not include infants who receive neonatal prophylaxis.
Explanation:
Countries should regularly update their program records on the availability of PEP services in health facilities, and supplement these data with those obtained through a health facility survey or census every few years.
PEP services for occupational exposure include:
PEP services include a comprehensive package of services for occupationally exposed health care workers and patients. Individuals should be counted only if they have received PEP drugs (in accordance with international or national protocols).
PEP services for non-occupational exposure include
PEP service delivery for sexual violence or other non-occupational includes PEP services as part of a larger, comprehensive package of services for sexual violence victims. Individuals should be counted only if they have received PEP drugs (in accordance with international or national protocols).
Disaggregation: By exposure type: Occupational; Rape/Sexual Assault Victim; Other Non-Occupational
Continuously
This indicator does not intend to capture the type and quality of PEP services provided. PEP services may include first AID, counselling, testing, provision of ARVs, medical care, trauma counselling, linkages with police, and other follow-up and support. Simple monitoring of PEP availability through program records does not ensure that all PEP-related services are adequately provided to those who need them.
It is anticipated that access to PEP for sexual violence victims will be low initially. This number will remain low in countries where HIV prevalence is relatively low and incidence of sexual violence is low. However, in those countries where sexual violence and HIV are prevalent, percentages are expected to increase.