Low selection of HIV PrEP refills at private pharmacies among clients who initiated PrEP at public clinics: findings from a mixed-methods study in Kenya

• Main Authors: Katrina F. Ortblad (Author), Alexandra P. Kuo (Author), Peter Mogere (Author), Stephanie D. Roche (Author), Catherine Kiptinness (Author), Njeri Wairimu (Author), Stephen Gakuo (Author), Jared M. Baeten (Author), Kenneth Ngure (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In Africa, the delivery of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) at public healthcare clinics is challenged by understaffing, overcrowding, and HIV-associated stigma, often resulting in low PrEP uptake and continuation among clients. Giving clients the option to refill PrEP at near...