NIH R01 · 2025
Designing an Ethnodrama Intervention Addressing PrEP Stigma Toward Young Women
PROJECT SUMMARY Innovative interventions that support young cisgender women’s (YCW) use of PrEP are critically needed. Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in sub-Saharan Africa continue to have disproportionately high HIV incidence, particularly AGYW in Siaya County, Kenya. Existing intrapersonal-, interpersonal-, and clinic- level PrEP interventions will likely be more successful when embedded within supportive environments where prevailing social norms encourage YCW’s use of PrEP and normalize, rather than stigmatize, its use. Findings from our recent R21 highlight the negative impact on YCW’s PrEP use due to PrEP-related stigma by communities members, suggesting a need for…
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