Effect of SMS reminders on PrEP adherence in young Kenyan women (MPYA study): a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is highly effective for preventing HIV acquisition. However, adherence among young women (aged 18-24 years) has been challenging. SMS reminders have been shown to improve adherence to antiretroviral therapy in some contexts, including in combination with real-time adherence monitoring. We aimed to determine the effect of SMS reminders on PrEP adherence among young women in Kenya over a 2-year period.

Methods

The monitoring PrEP among young adult women (MPYA) study was an open label randomised controlled trial involving young adult women at high risk of HIV in Thika and Kisumu, Kenya. Participants were recruited from colleges, vocational institutions, informal settlements, and community-based organisations supporting young women. Wom

SUBMITTER: Haberer JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8289198 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature