Preferences for long-acting Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention among South African youth: results of a discrete choice experiment.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Existing biomedical HIV prevention options, though highly effective, present substantial adherence challenges. End-user input on early-stage design of new HIV prevention approaches is critical to yielding products that achieve high uptake and adherence. The iPrevent Study examined youths' preferences for key attributes of long-acting Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), with a focus on characteristics pertinent to product delivery alongside key modifiable product attributes.

Methods

A discrete choice experiment was conducted with female and male youth aged 18 to 24 in two high-density communities in Cape Town, South Africa during the period July 2017 to January 2019. Sexually active, PrEP-naïve youth were recruited using population-based sampling; targeted sampling

SUBMITTER: Minnis AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7297460 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature