Missed HIV prevention opportunities: the PrEP cascade among pregnant or parenting adolescent girls and young women in South Africa
This study highlights missed opportunities in PrEP delivery and offers recommendations to enhance PrEP awareness and uptake among PPYW. Despite high HIV testing rates in this key population, awareness of PrEP, its offer, and uptake remain low.
Authors
- Camille Wittesaele (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8828-5685)
- Linda‐Gail Bekker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0755-4386)
- Lucie Dale Cluver (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0418-835X)
- Janina Jochim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6449-9838)
- Elona Toska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3800-3173)
- Jenny Chen‐Charles (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5040-0905)
Institutions
- Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation (ZA)
- University of Cape Town (ZA)
- Oxford Policy Management (GB)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Cape Town Science Centre (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Reproductive Health
- Published
- 2025-10-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/frph.2025.1648786
- Primary Topic
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of Cape Town