Dynamic Perceived HIV Risk and Sexual Behaviors Among Young Women Enrolled in a PrEP Trial in Kenya: A Qualitative Study

Dynamic Perceived HIV Risk and Sexual Behaviors Among Young Women Enrolled in a PrEP Trial in Kenya: A Qualitative Study

Background: In Kenya and elsewhere in sub-Saharan Africa, young women are disproportionately affected by the HIV epidemic compared to young men. The extent to which young women's self-perceptions about risk of HIV acquisition influence their sexual behaviors and use of HIV prevention methods re...

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Main Authors: Kenneth Ngure, Nicholas Thuo, Vallery Ogello, Catherine Kiptinness, Kevin Kamolloh, Bridget Frances O'Rourke Burns, Nelly R. Mugo, Elizabeth A. Bukusi, Lindsey Garrison, Jared M. Baeten, Jessica E. Haberer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Subjects:
pre-exposure prophylaxis
HIV
risk perceptions
sexual behaviors
women
Kenya
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frph.2021.637869/full

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