Clinician awareness, attitudes and prescribing practices relating to doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis (DoxyPEP) in Ireland: Cross-sectional survey of sexual health professionals

John Gilmore, Enda Barron, Joanna Bergin, Coleen Finlay, Fiona Lyons, Robert Lawlor, Chris Noone, Giovanni Villa, John White, David J Field, UCD School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems, University College Dublin, Gay Men, s Health Service, Health Service Executive, The Department of Genitourinary Medicine and Infectious Diseases, St James, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Sexual Health Programme, Health Service Executive, School of Psychology, University of Galway, Health Service Executive, North West Ireland, Northern Health and Social Care Trust, Northern Ireland

International Journal of STD & AIDS: Clinical practice in sexual health

Published online on April 18, 2026

Abstract

International Journal of STD & AIDS, Volume 37, Issue 8, Page 861-869, July 2026.
BackgroundDoxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis (DoxyPEP) has emerged as a biomedical strategy to reduce bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs), yet implementation remains contested due to antimicrobial resistance concerns and limited clinical ...