Feasibility and acceptability of peer-delivered HIV self-testing and PrEP for young women in Kampala, Uganda

Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) account for 29% of new HIV infections in Uganda despite representing just 10% of the population. Peer support improves AGYW linkage to HIV care and medication adherence. We evaluated the feasibility and acceptability of peer delivered HIV self-tests (HIVST) an...

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Veröffentlicht in:	BMC public health 2023-06, Vol.23 (1), p.1163-12, Article 1163
Hauptverfasser:	Nakalega, Rita, Mukiza, Nelson, Menge, Robert, Kizito, Samuel, Babirye, Juliet Allen, Kuteesa, Cynthia Ndikuno, Mawanda, Denis, Mulumba, Emmie, Nabukeera, Josephine, Ggita, Joseph, Nakanjako, Lydia, Akello, Carolyne, Mirembe, Brenda Gati, Lukyamuzi, Zubair, Nakaye, Catherine, Kataike, Hajira, Maena, Joel, Etima, Juliane, Nabunya, Hadijah Kalule, Biira, Florence, Nagawa, Christine, Heffron, Renee, Celum, Connie, Gandhi, Monica, Mujugira, Andrew
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acceptability Acquired immune deficiency syndrome Adolescent Adolescents Adult AIDS Anti-HIV Agents - therapeutic use Condoms Counseling Demographic aspects Evaluation Feasibility Feasibility Studies Female Health aspects Health facilities Health services HIV HIV infection HIV Infections - diagnosis HIV Infections - drug therapy HIV Infections - prevention & control HIV testing Human immunodeficiency virus Humans Immunoassay Infections Medical personnel Medical tests Oral PrEP Patient compliance Peer delivery Peer tutoring Pilot Projects Population Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Prevention Prophylaxis Qualitative analysis Risk factors Self testing Sex industry Tenofovir Tenofovir - therapeutic use Uganda Urine Women Young Adult Young adults Young women
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Zusammenfassung:	Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) account for 29% of new HIV infections in Uganda despite representing just 10% of the population. Peer support improves AGYW linkage to HIV care and medication adherence. We evaluated the feasibility and acceptability of peer delivered HIV self-tests (HIVST) and oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to young women in Uganda. Between March and September 2021, we conducted a pilot study of 30 randomly selected young women, aged 18-24 years, who had received oral PrEP for at least three months, but had suboptimal adherence as measured by urine tenofovir testing (
ISSN:	1471-2458 1471-2458
DOI:	10.1186/s12889-023-16081-0