Kauthrah Ntabadde, Joseph Kagaayi, Victor Ssempijja, Xinyi Feng, Robert Kairania, Joseph Lubwama, Robert Ssekubugu, Ping Teresa Yeh, Joseph Ssekasanvu, Aaron A R Tobian, Caitlin E Kennedy, Lisa A Mills, Stella Alamo, Philip Kreniske, John Santelli, Lisa J Nelson, Steven J Reynolds, Larry William Chang, Gertrude Nakigozi, M Kate Grabowski
BACKGROUND: There are limited population-level data on the pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) care continuum in eastern Africa. Here, we assessed the PrEP care continuum following PrEP rollout in a Ugandan community with ∼40% HIV seroprevalence. METHODS: We used cross-sectional population-based data collected between September 3 and December 19, 2018 from a Lake Victoria fishing community in southern Uganda to measure levels of self-reported PrEP knowledge, ever use, and discontinuation following 2017 PrEP rollout via a U...
March 30, 2024: medRxiv