A community-based mobile clinic model delivering PrEP for HIV prevention to adolescent girls and young women in Cape Town, South Africa

A community-based mobile clinic model delivering PrEP for HIV prevention to adolescent girls and young women in Cape Town, South Africa

Abstract Background Daily doses of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) can reduce the risk of acquiring HIV by more than 95 %. In sub-Saharan Africa, adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) are at disproportionately high risk of acquiring HIV, accounting for 25 % of new infections. There are limited dat...

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Main Authors: Elzette Rousseau, Linda-Gail Bekker, Robin F. Julies, Connie Celum, Jennifer Morton, Rachel Johnson, Jared M. Baeten, Gabrielle O’Malley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-08-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
HIV prevention
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)
Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW)
Community mobile health clinic (CMHC)
PrEP delivery models
Sexual reproductive health services (SRHS)
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-06920-4

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-06920-4

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