Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) as an Additional Tool for HIV Prevention Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Belgium: The Be-PrEP-ared Study Protocol

Irith De Baetselier   ^{1 *} , MSc ;   Thijs Reyniers   ^{2 *} , PhD ;   Christiana Nöstlinger   ² , PhD ;   Kristien Wouters   ³ , MD ;   Katrien Fransen   ¹ , MSc ;   Tania Crucitti   ¹ , PharmD, PhD ;   Chris Kenyon   ^{3, 4} , MD, PhD ;   Jozefien Buyze   ¹ , PhD ;   Céline Schurmans   ¹ , MSc ;   Marie Laga   ² , MD, PhD ;   Bea Vuylsteke   ² , MD, PhD ;   Be-PrEP-Ared Study Group   ^{1, 5 *}

¹ Department of Clinical Sciences, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium

² HIV and Sexual Health Unit, Department of Public Health, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium

³ HIV/Sexually Transmitted Infection Clinic, Department of Clinical Sciences, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium

⁴ Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

⁵ See Authors' Contributions section for collaborators/group members, Antwerp, Belgium

*these authors contributed equally