Examining concordance of sexual-related factors and PrEP eligibility with HIV risk perception among adolescent girls and young women: cross-sectional insights from DREAMS sites in Kenya, Malawi, and Zambia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

HIV risk perception is an important cognition for prevention, theoretically engendering service-seeking and risk-reduction behaviors, but its composition remains poorly understood. We examined country-specific correlates of self-appraised HIV exposure risk among sexually active adolescent girls and young women (AGYW, aged 15-24 years) without HIV in Kenya, Malawi, and Zambia. We also explored overlaps between self-appraised HIV exposure risk and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) eligibility to identify engagement opportunities.

Methods

We analyzed cross-sectional data (2016/2017) to estimate sexual-related correlates of self-appraised HIV exposure risk (likely vs. not, temporally framed as "ever") using log-Poisson models with robust standard errors. For sexual-rela

SUBMITTER: Heck CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11470662 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature