Association between substance use and PrEP adherence among adolescent girls and young women enrolled in an HIV prevention study in Southern Africa.

Association between substance use and PrEP adherence among adolescent girls and young women enrolled in an HIV prevention study in Southern Africa.

Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in sub-Saharan Africa are at substantial risk of HIV acquisition and could benefit from oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention. Substance use may result in poor adherence, diminishing PrEP effectiveness. The effects of substance use on PrEP ad...

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Main Authors: Kudzai Hlahla, Rahul Paul Choudhury, Bekezela Siziba, Peter L Anderson, Sinead Delany-Moretlwe, Theodorah Rirhandzu Ndzhukule, Sybil Hosek, Nyaradzo M Mgodi, on behalf of the HPTN 082 Study Team
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2025-01-01
Series:PLOS Global Public Health
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0004750
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