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Continued Attendance in a PrEP Program despite Low Adherence and Non-protective Drug Levels among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Kenya: Results from a prospective cohort study

4 October 2022

This article from PLOS Medicine measures adherence to oral PrEP amongst adolescent girls and young women in Kenya in the DREAMS program while exploring reasons behind adherence.

Topic(s): Monitoring & Evaluation

Product(s): Oral PrEP

Population(s): Adolescent Girls and Young Women, Adolescents and Young People

Region(s): Sub-Saharan Africa

Format(s): Journal Article

Countries: Kenya

Source(s): PLOS Medicine

Type: External Link

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