Factors that influence adolescent girls and young women's re-initiation or complete discontinuation from daily oral PrEP use: a qualitative study from Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) face barriers that jeopardize their prevention-effective use of daily oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). We sought to understand factors that influence AGYW's prolonged breaks in PrEP use, and their decisions to re-initiate or discontinue using PrEP in the context of a community-based adherence support intervention.

Methods

In-depth interviews (IDIs) were conducted between December 2019 and April 2021 with purposively selected AGYW (aged 16-25) enrolled in the Community PrEP Study (CPS) in Buffalo City Metro Health District, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. AGYW were offered monthly PrEP for 24 months at two community-based study sites. Interview guides were informed by the Information-Motivation-Behavioural Skills

SUBMITTER: de Vos L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10533377 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature