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The PrEPWatch Resource Database offers a wide range of material on the status of PrEP as an option for biomedical HIV prevention around the world. Search this database to find step-by-step guidance for rolling out PrEP, summaries of the research to date on safety, efficacy and implementation, tools to assist planning and roll out, country updates on PrEP policy and access, and lessons learned from those efforts.

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9 April 2025

A Mixed-Method Study of Feasibility and Acceptability of the Dapivirine Vaginal Ring among Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) in Selected Zimbabwean Districts

This article from PLOS Global Public Health describes the results of a study assessing the acceptability and feasibility of introducing the dapivirine vaginal ring (DVR) as an HIV prevention method among young women in Zimbabwe and to assess motivations and barriers of DVR uptake among the target population.

Research, Service Delivery

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7 April 2025

PrEP Uptake and Utilisation Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review

This scoping review from AIDS and Behavior maps research on PrEP delivery outside clinical trials to adolescent girls and young women in sub Saharan Africa.

Research, Service Delivery

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27 March 2025

Frequently Asked Questions about the Dual Prevention Pill

The Dual Prevention Pill (DPP) is a single, co-formulated, daily oral pill containing oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and combined oral contraception (COC) that prevents both HIV and pregnancy. The DPP will add to the contraceptive and HIV prevention toolbox and will be the first multi-purpose prevention technology (MPT) to go to market since male and…

Service Delivery

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3 March 2025

Integrating HIV Prevention with Family Planning Services for Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Uganda: Perspectives of adolescent girls and young women, health care providers, and policymakers

This article from Frontiers in Reproductive Health discusses the results of a study examining various enablers and barriers to the successful integration of HIV prevention into family planning services in the areas of policy, human resources and infrastructure, resource management, service delivery, community involvement, supply chain management, and monitoring and reporting, and provides insights to…

Research, Service Delivery

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3 March 2025

Preventing HIV in Women in Africa

This article from Nature Medicine discusses the evolving landscape of biomedical prevention technologies for women in Africa, their implementation and financing, as well as priorities for HIV prevention research in this setting.

Research

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20 January 2025

Barriers to PrEP Use and Adherence among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Eastern, Southern, and Western Africa: A scoping review

This article from BMC Women’s Health provides an overview of barriers to PrEP use and adherence by adolescent girls and young women across several African countries.

Research, Service Delivery

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16 December 2024

Understanding the Drivers of CAB PrEP Uptake and Use among Women in sub-Saharan Africa to Build Demand for New PrEP Methods

This article from Current HIV/AIDS Reports reviews facilitators and barriers to use of injectable cabotegravir (CAB) for PrEP by women in sub-Saharan Africa.

Demand Creation/Marketing, Research, Service Delivery

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29 November 2024

HIV Prevention User Journey Tool

The HIV Prevention Journey Tool was developed to support adolescent girls and young women to explore methods that would align with their lifestyle, needs and personal preferences; and support healthcare providers to provide informed counseling based on client needs. The digital tool, which has been optimized for use on mobile devices, can be accessed here.…

Demand Creation/Marketing, Service Delivery

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22 November 2024

Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Implementation Gaps among People Vulnerable to HIV Acquisition: A cross-sectional analysis in two communities in western Kenya, 2021–2023

This article, from Journal of the International AIDS Society, examines PrEP awareness, uptake, and persistence among participants enrolling into an HIV incidence cohort in Kenya.

Research

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30 October 2024

Applying CFIR to Assess Multi-level Barriers to PrEP Delivery in Rural South Africa: Processes, gaps and opportunities for service delivery of current and future PrEP modalities

This article from Social Science and Medicine uses the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) to assess the context of PrEP delivery for adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in rural South Africa and identify the factors supporting and impeding PrEP implementation to develop strategies to improve PrEP delivery.

Research, Service Delivery

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