Social, economic, and physical side effects impact PrEP uptake and persistence among transgender women in Peru

• Main Authors: Sarah Naz-McLean (Author), Jesse Clark (Author), Leyla Huerta (Author), Kenneth H. Mayer (Author), Javier R. Lama (Author), Sari Reisner (Author), Amaya Perez-Brumer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Introduction Oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV-1 infection is over 99% effective in protecting against HIV acquisition when used consistently and appropriately. However, PrEP uptake and persistent use remains suboptimal, with a substantial gap in utilization among key populations...