Background: In Kenya and elsewhere in sub-Saharan Africa, young women are
disproportionately affected by the HIV epidemic compared to young men. The extent to …

We sought to understand influences on PrEP uptake among Kenyan adolescent girls and
young women (AGYW) whose decision on PrEP use was misaligned with their risk for HIV …

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is an important HIV prevention method for adolescent girls
and young women (AGYW) in Africa, who are at heightened risk of HIV infection. HIV risk …

Introduction HIV incidence remains high among young women in sub‐Saharan Africa in
spite of scale‐up of HIV testing, behavioural interventions, antiretroviral treatment and …

Few studies have focused on understanding pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) non-initiation
among young, high-risk women in sub-Saharan Africa. This study aimed to qualitatively …

Pre-exposure prophylaxis—commonly referred to as PrEP—is a new HIV prevention method
that significantly reduces an individual's risk of acquiring HIV if taken regularly. 1–3 With the …

To optimize scale-up of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for pregnant women at risk of HIV
in high HIV burden settings, implementation strategies must be developed that account for …

Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) are a priority population for HIV prevention in
high-burden settings. We evaluated psychosocial characteristics, behavioral risk factors for …

Introduction Several clinical trials have demonstrated the efficacy of pre-exposure
prophylaxis (PrEP) in reducing HIV risk. One concern with introducing PrEP is whether users …

Young sub-Saharan women are at particularly high risk of HIV acquisition during pregnancy
and the postpartum period and would potentially benefit from preexposure prophylaxis …