Awareness and willingness to use pre‐exposure prophylaxis among the University of Zambia students: A cross‐sectional study

Even though most students were aware of PrEP, the willingness to use this preventative measure is still low among UNZA students, resulting in low uptake. Therefore, concerted efforts are required to influence the willingness and uptake of PrEP, especially in high-risk age groups such as university students<b>.</b>

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Health Science Reports
Published
2024-09-01
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https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.70060
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8
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HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
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Awareness and willingness to use pre‐exposure prophylaxis among the University of Zambia students: A cross‐sectional study

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Abstract

Even though most students were aware of PrEP, the willingness to use this preventative measure is still low among UNZA students, resulting in low uptake. Therefore, concerted efforts are required to influence the willingness and uptake of PrEP, especially in high-risk age groups such as university students<b>.</b>

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University of the Witwatersrand (ZA), University Teaching Hospital (ZM), Lusaka Apex Medical University (ZM), University of Zambia (ZM)
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