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A Pilot Evaluation of Expedited Partner Treatment and Partner HIV Self-testing Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women Diagnosed with Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Kisumu, Kenya

1 March 2022

This article describes a pilot study among young women receiving PrEP who were diagnosed with Chlamydia trachomatis or Neisseria gonorrhoeae which found high acceptability and uptake of expedited partner treatment and partner HIV self-testing.

Topic(s): Research, Testing

Product(s): Oral PrEP

Population(s): Adolescent Girls and Young Women

Region(s): Sub-Saharan Africa

Countries: Kenya

Source(s): POWER

Type: External Link

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