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PLoS ONE • Vol 18 • No 11
Family influences on oral PrEP use among adolescent girls and young women in Kenya and South Africa
2023
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…
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Pediatrics

Branch of medicine caring for children

Pediatrics (also spelled paediatrics or pædiatrics ) is the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. In the United Kingdom, paediatrics covers many of their youth until the age of 18. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends people seek pediatric care through the age of 21, but some pediatric subspecialists continue to care for adults up to 25. Worldwide age limits of pediatrics have been trending upward year after year. A medical doctor who specializes in this area is known as a pediatrician , or paediatrician.

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PLoS ONE • Vol 18 • No 11
Family influences on oral PrEP use among adolescent girls and young women in Kenya and South Africa
2023
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 …
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