Understanding the cost of pharmacy-delivered HIV pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis service delivery in Kenya: findings from pilot studies
When subsidized with drugs from government stock, pharmacies are a low-cost platform for delivering PrEP and PEP services in Kenya. Client out-of-pocket payments could help sustain pharmacy PrEP/PEP delivery at scale, enabling broader coverage of HIV prevention services.
Authors
- Monisha Sharma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7599-1561)
- Elizabeth A. Bukusi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2031-2808)
- Kenneth Ngure (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8062-0933)
- Stephanie D. Roche (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7569-3241)
- Alexandra P. Kuo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5683-7761)
- Shengruo Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-2673-5969)
- Obinna Ikechukwu Ekwunife (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0879-3861)
- Katrina F. Ortblad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5675-8836)
- Victor Omollo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4013-492X)
- Catherine Kiptinness (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2647-0196)
- Josephine Odoyo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1749-8645)
- Yilin Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0040-3881)
- P. K. Banerjee
Institutions
- University of Washington (US)
- Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (KE)
- Kenya Medical Research Institute (KE)
- Fred Hutch Cancer Center (US)
- Health Economics and Outcomes Research (United Kingdom) (GB)
- Seattle University (US)
- University at Buffalo, State University of New York (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Health Services Research
- Published
- 2025-11-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-13681-x
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.40
Funders
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- National Institute of Mental Health