Stigma in the health clinic and implications for PrEP access and use by adolescent girls and young women: conflicting perspectives in South Africa

• Main Authors: Laura Nyblade (Author), Jacqueline W. Ndirangu (Author), Ilene S. Speizer (Author), Felicia A. Browne (Author), Courtney Peasant Bonner (Author), Alexandra Minnis (Author), Tracy L. Kline (Author), Khatija Ahmed (Author), Brittni N. Howard (Author), Erin N. Cox (Author), Abigail Rinderle (Author), Wendee M. Wechsberg (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Globally, an urgent need exists to expand access to HIV prevention among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW), but the need is particularly acute in sub-Saharan Africa. Oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) offers an effective HIV prevention method. In many countries, however,...