Makhosazane Nomhle Ndimande-Khoza, Ariana W K Katz, Sinead Moretlwe-Delany, Danielle Travill, Elzette Rousseau, Victor Omollo, Jennifer Morton, Rachel Johnson, Linda-Gail Bekker, Elizabeth A Bukusi, Jared Baeten, Connie Celum, Ariane van der Straten, Sarah T Roberts
INTRODUCTION: Effective use of oral HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has been lower among African adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) than among older women, young men who have sex with men, and serodiscordant heterosexual couples in the region. Efforts to build PrEP support have centered around peers and male partners, but the family may also play an important role. This qualitative study aimed to describe family influence on PrEP use among AGYW in in three African cities. METHODS: POWER (Prevention Options for Women Evaluation Research) was a PrEP demonstration project among 2550 AGYW (16-25 years old) in Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa and Kisumu, Kenya conducted from 2017 to 2020...
2023: PloS One