PrEP rollout in Africa: status and opportunity

EM Irungu, JM Baeten - Nature medicine, 2020 - nature.com
Following recommendations by the World Health Organization in 2015, and key clinical
trials, countries in sub-Saharan Africa, the region with the highest burden of human …

Multi-level interventions to promote oral pre-exposure prophylaxis use among adolescent girls and young women: a review of recent research

E Irungu, N Khoza, J Velloza - Current HIV/AIDS Reports, 2021 - Springer
Purpose of review This review summarizes interventions to promote HIV pre-exposure
prophylaxis (PrEP) use among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in HIV endemic …

Global PrEP roll-out: recommendations for programmatic success

KR Amico, LG Bekker - The lancet HIV, 2019 - thelancet.com
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is being adopted and rolled out in diverse regions,
communities, and groups. Although it has been shown to be effective, in some settings PrEP …

Examining concordance of sexual-related factors and PrEP eligibility with HIV risk perception among adolescent girls and young women: cross-sectional insights from …

CJ Heck, DM Reed, J Okal, E Chipeta, M Mbizvo… - BMC Public Health, 2024 - Springer
HIV risk perception is an important cognition for prevention, theoretically engendering
service-seeking and risk-reduction behaviors, but its composition remains poorly …

Perceptions of and interest in HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis use among adolescent girls and young women in Lilongwe, Malawi

B Maseko, LM Hill, T Phanga, N Bhushan, D Vansia… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Oral Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) is an effective HIV prevention strategy for
adherent users. Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in sub-Saharan Africa may …

Relationship dynamics and anticipated stigma: Key considerations for PrEP use among Tanzanian adolescent girls and young women and male partners

N Jani, S Mathur, C Kahabuka, N Makyao, N Pilgrim - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Objectives We examined key gender, interpersonal and community dynamics influencing
PrEP acceptability among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) and their male …

How gender norms and 'good girl'notions prevent adolescent girls and young women from engaging with PrEP: qualitative insights from Zimbabwe

M Skovdal, CL Clausen, P Magoge-Mandizvidza… - BMC Women's …, 2022 - Springer
Background Pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, has been hailed for its promise to provide
women with user-control. However, gender-specific challenges undermining PrEP use are …

Improving access to pre-exposure prophylaxis for adolescent girls and young women: recommendations from healthcare providers in eastern Zimbabwe

M Skovdal, P Magoge-Mandizvidza, F Dzamatira… - BMC Infectious …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background In sub-Saharan Africa, adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) are
at high risk of acquiring HIV. A growing number of sub-Saharan African countries are …

Health care providers' attitudes toward and experiences delivering oral PrEP to adolescent girls and young women in Kenya, South Africa, and Zimbabwe

M Lanham, K Ridgeway, M Mireku, D Nhamo… - BMC Health Services …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background In Kenya, South Africa, and Zimbabwe, oral pre-exposure prophylaxis
(PrEP) is recommended for adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) at high risk of HIV …

“These girls have a chance to be the future generation of HIV Negative”: experiences of implementing a PrEP programme for adolescent girls and young women in …

Z Duby, B Bunce, C Fowler, K Jonas, K Bergh… - AIDS and Behavior, 2023 - Springer
Daily oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is highly efficacious for HIV prevention.
Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) have been prioritised for PrEP delivery in South …