Improving PrEP access for adolescent girls and young women: a descriptive analysis of community‐based PrEP delivery in the DREAMS programme in Zambia
The high number and proportion of AGYW initiated on PrEP suggests that decentralising PrEP services to DREAMS community centres has the potential to improve PrEP access among AGYW. Increasing HIV risk perception among AGYW may improve PrEP continuation.
Authors
- Cuthbert Kanene
- Mable Mweemba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1825-9141)
- Izukanji Sikazwe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3898-2607)
- Arlene Phiri
- Jake M. Pry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6312-4420)
- Kanema Chiyenu
- Michael E. Herce (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3629-3867)
- Maurice Musheke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9968-7540)
- Pelile Zulu
- Flavia Mwape
- Bridget Siamasuku
- Davies Shula
- Walusiku J. Muyunda
- Charity M. Siame
- Winfred K. Khondowe
- Bwalya Mushiki
- Martha M. Mwaba
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (ZM)
- Ministry of Health (ZM)
- United States Agency for International Development (US)
- University of California, Davis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the International AIDS Society
- Published
- 2025-07-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jia2.26484
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.79
Funders
- United States Agency for International Development