Roll-out of first HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis services in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

• Main Authors: Halli Olsen, MPH (Author), William Reidy, PhD (Author), Nadine Mushimbele, MPH (Author), Richted Tenda, MD (Author), Serge Matumaini Kayembe, BS (Author), Guy Mukari, MD (Author), Tania Tchissambou, MD (Author), Felix Ndagije, MD (Author), Faustin Malele Bazola, MD (Author), Gaston Djomand, MD (Author), Trista Bingham, PhD (Author), Jacob Dee, MPH (Author), Elie Mukinda, MD (Author), Julie Franks, PhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo), HIV prevalence is highest in key populations, specifically female sex workers and men who have sex with men, with estimates of 7% and 18%, respectively, compared with 1·2% in the general population. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is an...