Understanding PrEP decision making among pregnant women in Lilongwe, Malawi: A mixed-methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a promising tool for HIV prevention during pregnancy. With increasing rollout in antenatal settings, counselling strategies to help pregnant women make appropriate decisions about PrEP use are needed. Understanding women's motivations and concerns for PrEP use-and how these inform their decision making and feelings about the decision to start PrEP-are critical to inform these strategies.

Methods

We conducted a convergent mixed-methods study from June 2020 to June 2021 in the context of a PrEP adherence support trial among HIV-negative pregnant women in Lilongwe, Malawi. Two hundred women completed a survey reporting their motivations and concerns about PrEP use, and their feelings about the decision to start PrEP (Decisional Re

SUBMITTER: Hill LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9454413 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature