An overview of the CHOICE project
Topic(s): Demand Creation/Marketing, Research, Service Delivery
Product(s): Oral PrEP
Population(s): Adolescent Girls and Young Women
Region(s): Sub-Saharan Africa
Format(s): Factsheet
Countries: Kenya, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Nigeria
Source(s): CHOICE
Type: Document
This article from The Lancet HIV describes the results of a demonstration study in South Africa, PrEP-PP, to integrate oral PrEP provision into public clinics offering antenatal and postnatal care to pregnant and lactating people.
This article from BMC Health Services Research discusses the results of a pilot in Kenya to explore the acceptability of dispensing PrEP twice a year, with interim HIV self-testing, versus quarterly, with clinic-based HIV testing.
This article from The Lancet HIV discusses the results of the SEARCH dynamic choice study conducted in Kenya and Uganda, comparing outcomes between one group offered a choice between oral PrEP, post-exposure prophylaxis, and cabotegravir for PrEP, and a second group receiving the standard of care.
This article from AIDS and Behavior explores South African, Ugandan, and Zimbabwean adolescent girls and young women’s experiences in a crossover trial of two HIV prevention products: daily oral PrEP and a monthly dapivirine vaginal ring.
This article from The Lancet HIV examines the potential role of HIV self-testing (HIVST) in achieving HIV prevention goals by looking at trials of use of HIVST with prevention tools such as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), and voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC).
This article from PLOS One describes decision-making and product choice amongst adolescent girls and young women in South Africa, Uganda, and Zimbabwe when given a choice between oral PrEP and the dapivirine vaginal ring as part of the REACH crossover study.
This article from PLOS One describes the results of a study using adolescent girls and young women as “mystery shoppers” in Kenya to identify barriers to effective PrEP service provision.
This article from Frontiers in Public Health describes a pilot study in Kenya using peer providers and HIV self-test kits to link adolescent girls and young women to PrEP services.
This brief addresses common misconceptions about the use of HIV self-testing (HIVST) for PrEP initiation and continuation while highlighting the opportunities that HIVST can provide in order to support further scale-up of this important self-care option.
This review from Current HIV/AIDS Reports draws parallels between HIV prevention and family planning by summarizing how method choice and product switching affected contraceptive coverage globally, synthesizes what is known about PrEP product switching, and outlines evidence gaps to help guide future research on PrEP switching in the context of choice.