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Low awareness and use of pre-exposure prophylaxis among adolescents and young adults in high HIV and sexual violence prevalence settings.
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Improving HIV Prevention Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) in Uganda
Who cites it
39 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 80 citations in OpenAlex.
- The safety of cabotegravir in pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Pooled it
- Youth-friendly services was the magic: Experiences of adolescent girls and young women in the community PrEP study, South Africa.Global public health · 2024Trial
- Experiences of Testing Negative or Positive for HIV in Malawi, South Africa, and Zambia: A Cross-Sectional Study.AIDS and behavior · 2026Article
- PrEP Awareness and Willingness to use Oral PrEP Among Males ≥ 18 Years Attending VMMC Services in Gauteng, South Africa.AIDS and behavior · 2026Article
- A primary health care Re-Engineering approach to enhance PrEP initiation and adherence among high-risk, sexually active adolescents and young adults in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Evaluating factors associated with awareness and attitude towards pre-exposure prophylaxis among cisgender sexually active women in Ghana.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Experiences of adolescent girls and young women of oral PrEP uptake in rural KwaZulu-Natal.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2025Article
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- Awareness and acceptability of long-acting injectable pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention among female students at tertiary learning institutions: a multi-center, institution-based cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- PrEP Awareness and Coverage: Results from the 2022 South Africa Antenatal HIV Sentinel Survey.AIDS and behavior · 2025Article
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- Pre‑exposure Prophylaxis Awareness and Endorsement among Adolescents and Young Adults in Tanzania: Insights from the 2022 Demographic and Health Survey.Annals of global health · 2025Article
- Bon bagay (good stuff): A faith-based outlook on biomedical prevention among Haitians and Haitian Americans.PloS one · 2025Article
- Pre-exposure prophylaxis persistence at two sites in an integrated primary health care programme in South Africa.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Do community-level factors play a role in HIV self-testing uptake, linkage to services and HIV-related outcomes? A mixed methods study of community-led HIV self-testing in rural Zimbabwe.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Awareness of, willingness to use, and experiences with Pre-exposure prophylaxis among youth in Nigeria.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Awareness and willingness to use pre-exposure prophylaxis among the University of Zambia students: A cross-sectional study.Health science reports · 2024Article
- Effectiveness of onsite and online education in enhancing knowledge and use of human immunodeficiency virus pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis.World journal of clinical cases · 2024Article
- Strategies to Close the PrEP Uptake Gap Among Transgender People and Men Who Have Sex with Men in Tshwane, South Africa: Perspectives from the Community.AIDS and behavior · 2024Article
- The Effect of Disclosure of PrEP Use on Adherence Among African Young Women in an Open-Label PrEP Study: Findings from HPTN 082.AIDS and behavior · 2024Article
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
South Africa has adopted pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) as a preventive strategy for populations at-risk for HIV, though uptake is low among adolescents and young adults. We examined the awareness and use of PrEP among adolescents and young adults in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.This cross-sectional study was conducted between June and November 2018 among 772 adolescents and young adults (aged 16-24 years) selected using stratified random sampling in a South African university. An electronic self-administered questionnaire was used to elicit demographic information, behavioral, family-related characteristics, awareness and use of PrEP. Adjusted and unadjusted logistic regression models were used to examine the predictors of PrEP awareness.The overall level of PrEP awareness was 18.8%; however, only 1.7% of participants had used PrEP, 7.5% of had seen it, 4.8% knew how much it cost, and 14.8% knew where and how to get it. In the adjusted regression analysis, only adequate family support (AOR: 2.11; CI: 1.47-3.04) and discussions of HIV and sexually transmitted infections with sexual partners (AOR: 1.78; CI: 1.19-2.67) were associated with a higher likelihood of being aware of PrEP.The level of awareness and use of PrEP is still very low among adolescents and young adults who may need it to prevent HIV infection. Poor awareness of PrEP among adolescents and young adults in high HIV risk settings may limit its use. Thus, concerted efforts are needed to promote awareness and access to PrEP among young South African adults.
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