The Effect of PrEP Use Disclosure on Adherence in a Cohort of Adolescent Girls and Young Women in South Africa

Citation

Giovenco, Danielle; Pettifor, Audrey E.; Powers, Kimberly A.; Hightow-Weidman, Lisa B.; Pence, Brian W.; Edwards, Jessie K.; Gill, Katherine; Morton, Jennifer F.; van der Straten, Ariane; & Celum, Connie, et al. (2022). The Effect of PrEP Use Disclosure on Adherence in a Cohort of Adolescent Girls and Young Women in South Africa. AIDS and Behavior, 26(4), 1007-1016. PMCID: PMC8891396

Abstract

Effective strategies to support PrEP adherence among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) are needed. We examined PrEP use disclosure and its effect on adherence among 200 AGYW ages 16-25 initiating PrEP in South Africa to help inform these strategies. We estimated the relative prevalence of high adherence (intracellular tenofovir-diphosphate concentration

URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-021-03455-x

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year Published

2022

Journal Title

AIDS and Behavior

Author(s)

Giovenco, Danielle
Pettifor, Audrey E.
Powers, Kimberly A.
Hightow-Weidman, Lisa B.
Pence, Brian W.
Edwards, Jessie K.
Gill, Katherine
Morton, Jennifer F.
van der Straten, Ariane
Celum, Connie
Bekker, Linda-Gail

Article Type

Regular

PMCID

PMC8891396

Data Set/Study

3Ps for Prevention study (3P)

Continent/Country

South Africa

Sex/Gender

Women

ORCiD

Pettifor - 0000-0002-3387-0817
Edwards, J -0000-0002-1741-335X