Factors associated with retention and adherence on Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis among men who have sex with men in Kigali, Rwanda.

ABSTRACT: Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) is recommended as an HIV prevention measure for men who have sex with men (MSM). We assessed factors associated with PrEP retention and adherence among MSM in Kigali, Rwanda. We undertook a retrospective cross-sectional study and used a questionnaire to obtain PrEP retention and adherence history from MSM enrolled in the key population (KP) program that attended scheduled follow-up clinics from four (4) health facilities between April 2021 to June 2021. Retention was defined as attending scheduled PrEP follow-up appointments and adherence as taking PrEP medication 95% or more of the time. We used multivariable cox proportion hazard regression to determine factors associated with 3-month retention and principal component analysis (PCA) to determine factors as

SUBMITTER: Mubezi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11687698 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature