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Guidance for Providing Informed-choice Counseling on Sexual Health for Women Interested in Pre-exposure Prophylaxis

7 July 2022

This guidance is focused on Kenya and South Africa. Its purpose is to promote informed decisionmaking on sexual health for women who have expressed interest in using PrEP as part of their HIV risk-reduction strategy.

Topic(s): Service Delivery

Product(s): Oral PrEP

Population(s): Cisgender Women

Format(s): External Link

Countries: Kenya, South Africa

Source(s): FHI

Type: External Link

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