Talking about PrEP: South African adolescent girls and young women's communication about pre-exposure prophylaxis with partners, parents and peers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

High rates of HIV among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) persist as a critical public health issue in South Africa. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a promising HIV prevention method for reducing new infections. To enable AGYW to access, make decisions about, and effectively use PrEP, they require support from partners, parents, and peers, which is dependent on effective PrEP communication. This study examined barriers to, facilitators of, and outcomes of effective PrEP communication between AGYW and their partners, parents/caregivers and peers.

Methods

This paper presents data from a qualitative study conducted in seven South African provinces. A total of 68 in-depth interviews were conducted with AGYW aged 15-24 years. Audio recordings of interviews wer

SUBMITTER: Sindi B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12695815 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature