PrEP use and HIV seroconversion rates in adolescent girls and young women from Kenya and South Africa: the POWER demonstration project

CL Celum, EA Bukusi, LG Bekker… - Journal of the …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction HIV incidence remains high among African adolescent girls and young women
(AGYW). The primary objective of this study is to assess pre‐exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) …

Continued attendance in a PrEP program despite low adherence and non-protective drug levels among adolescent girls and young women in Kenya: results from a …

JD Tapsoba, J Cover, C Obong'o, M Brady… - Plos …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) ages
15 to 24 years represent< 10% of the population yet account for 1 in 5 new HIV infections …

PrEP uptake, persistence, adherence, and effect of retrospective drug level feedback on PrEP adherence among young women in southern Africa: Results from HPTN …

C Celum, S Hosek, M Tsholwana, S Kassim… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is highly effective and an important prevention
tool for African adolescent girls and young women (AGYW), but adherence and persistence …

Alignment of PrEP adherence with periods of HIV risk among adolescent girls and young women in South Africa and Zimbabwe: a secondary analysis of the HPTN …

J Velloza, D Donnell, S Hosek, PL Anderson… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Adolescent girls and young women in southern and eastern Africa have
adherence challenges with daily oral HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). High adherence …

Incentives conditioned on tenofovir levels to support PrEP adherence among young South African women: a randomized trial

CL Celum, K Gill, JF Morton, G Stein… - Journal of the …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction HIV incidence remains high among African adolescent girls and young women
(AGYW), who would benefit from pre‐exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). Strategies to increase …

Understanding demand for PrEP and early experiences of PrEP use among young adults in rural Kenya and Uganda: a qualitative study

CS Camlin, CA Koss, M Getahun, L Owino, H Itiakorit… - AIDS and Behavior, 2020 - Springer
Few studies have sought to understand factors influencing uptake and continuation of pre-
exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among young adults in sub-Saharan Africa in the context of …

HIV pre‐exposure prophylaxis for adolescent girls and young women in Africa: from efficacy trials to delivery

CL Celum, S Delany‐Moretlwe… - Journal of the …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in Africa have high HIV incidence
despite scale‐up of HIV testing and HIV treatment. Placebo‐controlled trials of tenofovir …

PrEP implementation research in Africa: what is new?

FM Cowan, S Delany‐Moretlwe… - Journal of the …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Of the two million new HIV infections in adults in 2014, 70% occurred in sub‐
Saharan Africa. Several African countries have already approved guidelines for pre …

Understanding pre-exposure prophylaxis adherence in young women in Kenya

JE Haberer, N Mugo, EA Bukusi, K Ngure… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To present detailed analyses of long-term pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use
and associated behaviors and perceptions among young Kenyan women. Design …

Adolescent girls and young women's PrEP-user journey during an implementation science study in South Africa and Kenya

E Rousseau, AWK Katz, S O'Rourke, LG Bekker… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Successful scale-up of PrEP for HIV prevention in African adolescent girls and young
women (AGYW) requires integration of PrEP into young women's everyday lives. We …