Understanding women and men’s acceptability of current and new HIV prevention technologies in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19439719 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eliza Govender (0000-0002-0937-9438, University of KwaZulu-Natal, corresponding author), Quarraisha Abdool Karim (0000-0002-0985-477X, University of KwaZulu-Natal) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 1311-1314 |
| Publication date | 2018-10-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | AIDS Care (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0954-0121 • E-ISSN: 1360-0451 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09540121.2018.1488027 |
| PMID | 29914270 |
| OpenAlex | W2808860412 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 8 |
Despite significant advances to the HIV epidemic, prevention remains a challenge globally. Adolescent girls and young women in southern and Eastern Africa are still at high risk of acquiring HIV infection with limited prevention options. The expanding product pipeline of novel drugs and delivery approaches has highlighted the importance of acceptability and uptake of these anti-retroviral based products to realize their full prevention potential. Community engagement is now imperative to inform both product development and uptake; with research directed to understand what potential users are willing to use given the broader cultural-gender context in which HIV prevention product choices are made/negotiated. We conducted ten gender specific discussion groups with 112 participants in three of the eight highest HIV prevalence districts in urban, peri-urban, and rural KwaZulu-Natal. The participants where purposively selected according to age, location and sex. The data was analysed thematically in terms of the key enablers and barriers of accepting three key HIV dosing strategies; the oral pill, the vaginal ring and the injectable among men and women. The study found that women are willing to consider HIV prevention options that align with their current sexual and reproductive health routines, offers the longest duration of protection, and requires minimal/no partner involvement, in contrast most men were not supportive of their partners using of any form of PrEP, irrespective of dosing strategies and formulations as it raised questions of infidelity and side effects on men. The findings is indicative of the complexities of women's product choices, which are often embedded in a system of personal preference on an intrapersonal level, but also of male dominance, gender norms and cultural contexts at an interpersonal level. Understanding this intrapersonal-interpersonal interplay can enhance PrEP messaging and promotion; further highlighting the need to expand biomedical innovations for women initiated technologies
Dosing · Environmental health · Family medicine · Geography · Men who have sex with men · Pill · Population · Pre-exposure prophylaxis · Reproductive health · Syphilis · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Gerontology · Pharmacology
“We chose PrEP because I wanted to be sure that this child my wife was going to conceive was indeed mine.” Factors influencing the choice of safer conception methods and experiences with its use
Isisekelo Sempilo study protocol for the effectiveness of HIV prevention embedded in sexual health with or without peer navigator support (Thetha Nami) to reduce prevalence of transmissible HIV amongst adolescents and young adults in rural KwaZulu-Natal
A Socioecological Perspective to Understand Perceived Risks and Benefits of Oral Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Towards the Promotion of Combination HIV Prevention Strategies
Tailoring Communication to Increase the Promotion of Oral PrEP
Interdisciplinary Perspectives
PrEP should be for men only’
Understanding the role of men in women's use of the vaginal ring and oral PrEP during pregnancy and breastfeeding
Responsibility for reality
Mapping Interests in Event-Driven and Long-Acting Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Formulations onto the HIV Risk Environment of Street-Based Female Sex Workers
Women Want Choices
Efficacy is Not Everything
Alcohol Use and the Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Continuum of Care Among Men in Rural South Africa
Demographic change and HIV epidemic projections to 2050 for adolescents and young people aged 15-24
Motivators for oral PrEP uptake and adherence in the eThekwini municipality, KwaZulu-Natal
We Should Not Be Quiet but We Should Talk
Applied Thematic Analysis
How Acceptable are Antiretrovirals for the Prevention of Sexually Transmitted HIV?
Adolescent girls and young women
Strengthening HIV surveillance in the antiretroviral therapy era
Male Partner Influence on Women’s HIV Prevention Trial Participation and Use of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis
Using thematic analysis in psychology
| Unique citing works | 15 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,14 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2025 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |