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Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) awareness, attitudes and uptake willingness among young people: gender differences and associated factors in two South African districts

Simukai Shamua Health Systems Strengthening Cluster , Foundation for Professional Development, Pretoria, South Africa;b School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Patience Shamuc Wits Health Research Consortium, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaView further author information
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Sikhulile Khupakonkea Health Systems Strengthening Cluster , Foundation for Professional Development, Pretoria, South AfricaView further author information
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Thato Fariraia Health Systems Strengthening Cluster , Foundation for Professional Development, Pretoria, South AfricaView further author information
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Thato Chidarikired HIV, AIDS and STIs Cluster, National Department of Health, Pretoria, South AfricaView further author information
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Geoffrey Gulobaa Health Systems Strengthening Cluster , Foundation for Professional Development, Pretoria, South AfricaView further author information
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Nkhensani Nkhwashua Health Systems Strengthening Cluster , Foundation for Professional Development, Pretoria, South AfricaView further author information
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Article: 1886455 | Received 11 Jun 2020, Accepted 02 Feb 2021, Published online: 19 Feb 2021

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Babayemi O. Olakunde, Yinka Folala-Anoemuah, Chukwugozie Ujam, Chinwedu D. Ndukwe, Yewande Olaifa, Hidayat B. Yahaya, Hasiya Bello & Alex Ogundipe. (2023) Awareness and uptake of oral pre-exposure prophylaxis among adolescent and young key populations in Nigeria: a secondary data analysis of the 2020 Integrated Biological & Behavioural Surveillance Survey. AIDS Care 0:0, pages 1-7.
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Candice A. Sternberg, E. Valerie Daniel, Dora Marcelin, Maurice Junior Chery, Krisna Maddy, Danelle Richard, Tanya Thomas, Jovanka Ravix, Joshua Warner, Micaelle Titus, Aline Francois, Joseph Borick, Daniel J. Feaster, Susanne Doblecki-Lewis, Deborah L. Jones, Maria L. Alcaide & Sannisha K. Dale. (2023) Bon Sante (Good Health): Factors Influencing PrEP Use Among Haitians/Haitian Americans. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities.
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Masabho P. Milali, Danielle Resar, David Kaftan, Jennifer Campbell, Adebanjo Olowu, Danny Edwards, Ingrida Platais, Hae-Young Kim, Sarah Jenkins & Anna Bershteyn. (2023) Cost-effectiveness of the dual prevention pill for contraception and HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis. Frontiers in Reproductive Health 5.
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Nivedita L. Bhushan, Nosipho Shangase, Linda Jepkoech Kimaru, F. Xavier Gomez-Olive, Kathleen Kahn & Audrey E. Pettifor. (2022) HIV Related Behaviors Among Male Partners of Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Rural South Africa. AIDS and Behavior 27:5, pages 1469-1477.
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Philip John Smith, Joseph Daniels, Linda-Gail Bekker & Andrew Medina-Marino. (2023) What motivated men to start PrEP? A cross-section of men starting PrEP in Buffalo city municipality, South Africa. BMC Public Health 23:1.
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Edward Nicol, Trisha Ramraj, Mbuzeleni Hlongwa, Wisdom Basera, Ngcwalisa Jama, Carl Lombard, Tracy McClinton-Appollis, Darshini Govindasamy, Desiree Pass, Noluntu Funani, Sarah Aheron, Ariana Paredes-Vincent, Jennifer Drummond, Mireille Cheyip, Sibongile Dladla, Jason Bedford & Cathy Mathews. (2022) Strengthening health system’s capacity for pre-exposure prophylaxis for adolescent girls and young women and adolescent boys and young men in South Africa (SHeS’Cap–PrEP): Protocol for a mixed methods study in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. PLOS ONE 17:3, pages e0264808.
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Lucy Chimoyi, Jeremiah Chikovore, Eustasius Musenge, Tonderai Mabuto, Candice. M. Chetty-Makkan, Reuben Munyai, Tshegang Nchachi, Salome Charalambous & Geoffrey Setswe. (2022) Understanding factors influencing utilization of HIV prevention and treatment services among patients and providers in a heterogeneous setting: A qualitative study from South Africa. PLOS Global Public Health 2:2, pages e0000132.
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Gloria Aidoo-Frimpong, Heather OromKafuli Agbemenu, R. Lorraine CollinsGene D. MorseLaRon E. Nelson. (2022) Exploring Awareness, Perceptions, and Willingness to Use HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis: A Qualitative Study of Ghanaian Immigrants in the United States. AIDS Patient Care and STDs 36:1, pages 8-16.
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