Where are the pregnant and breastfeeding women in new pre-exposure prophylaxis trials? The imperative to overcome the evidence gap

DLJ Davey, LG Bekker, EA Bukusi, BH Chi… - The lancet HIV, 2022 - thelancet.com
Pregnant and breastfeeding populations are at substantial risk of acquiring HIV in some
settings, yet are underrepresented in clinical trials of new pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) …

Acceptability and feasibility of leveraging community‐based HIV counselling and testing platforms for same‐day oral PrEP initiation among adolescent girls and young …

A Medina‐Marino, D Bezuidenhout… - African Journal of …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Introduction: Community-based delivery of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to South
African adolescent girls and young women's (AGYW) could increase access but needs …

[HTML][HTML] What motivated men to start PrEP? A cross-section of men starting PrEP in Buffalo city municipality, South Africa

PJ Smith, J Daniels, LG Bekker, A Medina-Marino - BMC public health, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background Compared to women, South African men are less likely to know their
HIV status (78% vs. 89%), have suppressed viral loads (82% vs. 90%), or access HIV …

Longitudinal patterns of initiation, persistence, and cycling on preexposure prophylaxis among female sex workers and adolescent girls and young women in South …

A Rao, C Lesko, H Mhlophe, K Rucinski, M Mcingana… - AIDS, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Female sex workers (FSW) and adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) face
a disproportionately high risk of HIV in South Africa. Oral preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) …

“Emotional stress is more detrimental than the virus itself”: A qualitative study to understand HIV testing and pre‐exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use among internal …

MF Nardell, C Govathson‐Mandimika… - Journal of the …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Introduction South Africa has one of the highest rates of internal migration on the
continent, largely comprised of men seeking labour in urban centres. South African men who …

[HTML][HTML] Tenofovir-silver nanoparticles conjugate ameliorates neurocognitive disorders and protects ultrastructural and cytoarchitectonic properties of the prefrontal …

SK Lawal, SO Olojede, SO Sulaiman… - Bosnian Journal of …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) is the highly recommended antiretroviral drug in human
immunodeficiency virus management. Although research has shown the neurological and …

[HTML][HTML] Applying the HIV prevention cascade to an evaluation of a large-scale combination HIV prevention programme for adolescent girls and young women in …

K Bergh, E Toska, Z Duby, D Govindasamy… - AIDS and Behavior, 2024 - Springer
Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in South Africa are at a three times higher risk of
acquiring HIV than their male counterparts. The HIV prevention cascade is a tool which can …

[PDF][PDF] Guidelines-Southern African HIV Clinicians Society gender-affirming healthcare guideline for South Africa

A Tomson, C Wattrus, K Adams, R Addinall… - Southern African Journal …, 2021 - ajol.info
Executive summary We support an affirming approach to managing the transgender and
gender diverse (TGD) client, centering on the individual's agency, autonomy and right to …

[HTML][HTML] Stepped care to optimize pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) effectiveness in pregnant and postpartum women (SCOPE-PP) in South Africa: a randomized …

DL Joseph Davey, K Dovel, S Cleary, N Khadka… - BMC Public Health, 2022 - Springer
Background HIV incidence among pregnant and postpartum women remains high in South
Africa. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use remains suboptimal in this population …

Incremental costs of integrated PrEP provision and effective use counselling in community‐based platforms for adolescent girls and young women in South Africa: an …

E Mudimu, J Sardinia, S Momin… - Journal of the …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) are a priority population for pre‐
exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), a highly effective HIV prevention method. However, effective …