Low awareness of oral and injectable PrEP among high-risk adolescent girls and young women in Kampala, Uganda

Low awareness of oral and injectable PrEP among high-risk adolescent girls and young women in Kampala, Uganda

Abstract Background Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) account for a disproportionate number of new HIV infections worldwide. HIV prevalence among young sex workers in Uganda is 22.5%. Although pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a highly effective biomedical HIV prevention method, awareness of...

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Main Authors: Jane Frances Lunkuse, Onesmus Kamacooko, Vincent Muturi-Kioi, Kundai Chinyenze, Monica O. Kuteesa, Matt A. Price, Yunia Mayanja
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-05-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Adolescents
Pre-exposure prophylaxis
Awareness
HIV prevention
Uganda
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-022-07398-z

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