Awareness, access to and uptake of HIV prevention interventions among youth in Zimbabwe: a population-based survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Youth in southern Africa continue to be at high risk of HIV infection. We investigated the awareness of, access to, and uptake of HIV prevention interventions (pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), voluntary medical male circumcision and condoms) among youth in Zimbabwe.

Methods

A population-based survey of youth aged 18-24 years in 24 communities across three provinces was conducted between October 2021 and June 2022. An interviewer-administered questionnaire collected sociodemographic and sexual behaviour data including awareness of, access to, and use of HIV preventative interventions. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics and mixed-effects logistic regression weighted for clustering.

Results

We recruited 17,682 yout

SUBMITTER: Kelly SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12083137 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature