@article{71dca6500c4746259babd0253701a6f2,
title = "PrEP as a Lifestyle and Investment for Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Sub-Saharan Africa",
abstract = "Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) are highly affected by the HIV epidemic, yet standard approaches to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) delivery will not meet their needs. This commentary highlights key characteristics of AGYW related to PrEP use and delivery, including typical neurocognitive development, lack of experience with sustained medication use, and the social and connected nature of AGYW{\textquoteright}s lives. We then suggest ways for programs to embrace these characteristics, such as presenting PrEP as a lifestyle choice and not a biomedical tool, making access to PrEP simple and easy, and recognizing the many influences AGYW face in taking PrEP. We also suggest ways for programs to identify AGYW at the highest risk of HIV acquisition. Adolescent girls and young women have an important role to play in ending the HIV epidemic and they deserve considerable, tailored investment.",
keywords = "HIV, PrEP, adolescent girls and young women, sub-Saharan Africa",
author = "Haberer, {Jessica E.} and Nelly Mugo and Baeten, {Jared M.} and Maria Pyra and Elizabeth Bukusi and Bekker, {Linda Gail}",
note = "Funding Information: Authors would like to thank all of the PrEP delivery programs that are investing in the lives of adolescent girls and young women in sub-Saharan Africa, as well as all of the adolescent girls and young women themselves who are using PrEP. Authors would also like to thank Lindsey Garrison for her support in writing this manuscript. The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: Received funding from National Institute of Mental Health: R01MH109309. Funding Information: The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: Received funding from National Institute of Mental Health: R01MH109309. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} The Author(s) 2019.",
year = "2019",
month = feb,
day = "18",
doi = "10.1177/2325958219831011",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "18",
journal = "Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care",
issn = "2325-9574",
publisher = "SAGE Publications Inc.",
}
