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Using Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Data to Identify Disparities in HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis

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  • Dhruv Khurana

  • Maryah Garner

  • Sonam Khurana

  • Bijan Sasaninia

  • Anthony Firek

  • October 14, 2026

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    A June 2025 federal revision removed sexual orientation and gender identity measures from Uniform Data System reporting for calendar year 2025.

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    The study compared PrEP-order disparities under complete SOGI data, SAAB-only monitoring, and simulated joint SOGI missingness ranging from 0% to 90%.

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    The analysis used EHR data from 165,198 adults in a Southern California safety-net health system, with PrEP orders recorded from January 2, 2019, through October 27, 2025.

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    The study defined LGB+ as lesbian, gay, bisexual, pansexual, queer, asexual, and related orientations, and TGD as transgender, nonbinary, genderqueer, and unlisted identities.

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    The authors examined how restricting or omitting SOGI information affected surveillance’s ability to observe PrEP-order disparities among sexual and gender identity groups.

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