Increased condom use among key populations using oral PrEP in Kenya: results from large scale programmatic surveillance

• Published in: BMC public health Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 304 - 9
• Main Authors: Manguro, Griffins O., Musau, Abednego M., Were, Daniel K., Tengah, Soud, Wakhutu, Brian, Reed, Jason, Plotkin, Marya, Luchters, Stanley, Gichangi, Peter, Temmerman, Marleen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 14.02.2022; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; AIDS; Antiretroviral drugs; Behavior; Clinical trials; Condoms; Confidence intervals; Disease prevention; Female sex workers; Gays & lesbians; Health aspects; Health care facilities; Health facilities; Health risks; Health services; HIV; HIV infection; Human immunodeficiency virus; Infections; Medical tests; Men having sex with men; Mens health; MSM (Men who have sex with men); Population; Pre Exposure Prophylaxis; Pregnancy; PrEP; Prevention; Prophylaxis; Prostitutes; Public health; Risk assessment; Risk compensation; Risk factors; Sex industry; Sexual behavior; Sexually transmitted diseases; Statistical analysis; STD; Sub-Saharan Africa; Surveys; Kenya; Benin; South Africa; United States > US; Africa; Female sex workers; Men having sex with men; Risk compensation; PrEP; Kenya; Pre Exposure Prophylaxis; Sub-Saharan Africa

Female sex workers (FSW) and men having sex with men (MSM) in Kenya have high rates of HIV infection. Following a 2015 WHO recommendation, Kenya initiated national scale-up of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for all persons at high-risk. Concerns have been raised about PrEP users' potential cha...