PLoS ONE • Vol 18 • No 11
Family influences on oral PrEP use among adolescent girls and young women in Kenya and South Africa
November 2023 • Makhosazane Nomhle Ndimande-Khoza, Ariana W. K. Katz, Sinead Moretlwe-Delany, Danielle Travill, Elzette Rousseau, Victor Omollo, Jennifer F. Morton, …
Introduction Effective use of oral HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has been lower among African adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) than among older women, young men who have sex with men, and serodiscordant heterosexual couples in the region. Efforts to build PrEP support have centered around peers and male partners, but the family may also play an important role. This qualitative study aimed to describe family influence on PrEP use among AGYW in in three African cities. Methods POWER (Prevention Options …