Perceptions of HIV transmission and pre-exposure prophylaxis among health care workers and community members in Rwanda.

ABSTRACT: There are too many new HIV infections globally with 1.8 million persons infected in 2016 alone. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) holds potential to decrease new infections and is synergistic with efforts currently in place to achieve an end to the AIDS epidemic in Sub-Saharan African, but uptake is limited. Given its novelty, assessing the beliefs and attitudes of healthcare professionals and members of the community towards HIV transmission and PrEP will be helpful to inform implementation efforts. Study was a random survey of 201 community members and 51 healthcare providers, carried out at multiple community sites in Huye district, Southern Province, Rwanda and at Kigali University Teaching Hospital (KUTH). The study findings are that there are still misconceptions about HIV in the commu

SUBMITTER: Kambutse I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6261021 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature