Brief Report: HIV Risk Perception and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Uptake Among Pregnant Women Offered Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis During Antenatal Care in Kenya.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Self-perceived HIV risk influences pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use, although few data on risk perception are available among pregnant women. We evaluated HIV risk perception and PrEP uptake among pregnant women in Kenya.

Methods

We used data from a randomized trial evaluating universal versus risk-based PrEP delivery models at 20 antenatal clinics in Kenya (NCT03070600). Pregnant women enrolled were offered PrEP at any gestational age. A validated risk score for predicting HIV acquisition among perinatal women defined high HIV risk. HIV risk perception was assessed by asking "What is your gut feeling about how likely you are to get infected with HIV?" without a specified timeframe and dichotomized as low ("extremely/very unlikely") versus high ("extremely/some

SUBMITTER: Marwa MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12265992 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature