Edith Magak/AidsmapA seven-month programme in Kenyan public hospitals to increase access and uptake of oral PrEP among adolescent girls and young women had low uptake, with critical challenges encountered in health facilities, the INTEREST 2022 conference in Kampala heard this week. The researchers make several recommendations for how uptake could be increased.
Patriciah Jeckonia of LVCT Health presented results from a study of three high-volume public health facilities which aimed to integrate PrEP services into family planning services between April to October 2021. Out of 179 adolescent girls and young women who were eligible, only 43% started PrEP.
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Source : Aidsmap
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