A5083379826- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Sex work and related issues
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Gender Roles and Identity Studies
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
Biomedical Research and Training Institute
2021-2024
Abstract Background In sub-Saharan Africa, adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) are at high risk of acquiring HIV. A growing number African countries beginning to avail pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, but with limited success. Unpacking strategies overcome barriers the uptake PrEP is critical prevent HIV amongst AGYW. This article explores health professionals’ views recommendations on what required increase PrEP. Methods The study draws interview data from 12 providers prevention...
Abstract Background Pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, has been hailed for its promise to provide women with user-control. However, gender-specific challenges undermining PrEP use are beginning emerge. We explore the role of gender norms in shaping adolescent girls and young women’s (AGYW) engagement PrEP. Methods draw on qualitative data from 12 individual interviews three focus group discussions AGYW eastern Zimbabwe. Interviews were transcribed thematically coded NVivo 12. Emerging themes...
Background In the early phase of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, health services were disrupted worldwide, including HIV prevention services. While some studies have begun to document effects COVID-19 on prevention, little has been done qualitatively examine how lockdown measures experienced and perceived affect access methods in sub-Saharan Africa.Objectives To explore pandemic was eastern Zimbabwe.Method This article draws qualitative data from first three collection points...
Multiple HIV Prevention Cascades (HPC) formulations have been proposed to assist advocacy, monitoring of progress prevention implementation and research identify ways increase use methods. Schaefer colleagues a unifying formulation suitable for widespread across different populations which could be used routine or advocacy. Robust methods defining interpreting this HPC using real world data is required.
Differentiating risk for HIV infection is important providing focussed prevention options to individuals. We conducted a longitudinal study validate risk-differentiation tool predicting or HSV-2 acquisition among HIV-negative youth.