The bi-monthly shot likely outperformed the pills, the World Health Organization explains in new guidelines, mainly because it was easier for people to get an injection every two months than to take the pills every day.
have ever started on the HIV prevention pill, according to data collected by the HIV advocacy organisation, AVAC.
But Bekker says the HIV prevention injection may push researchers and health officials to get even more creative with how they bring the shot closer to communities. “We might have to come up with a new array of … service delivery models,” she says.How to tell the changing story of HIV prevention: It’s about more than just numbers
. And although the ring resulted in even bigger reductions in HIV risk in the real world, poorer than expected clinical trial results seemed to dampen donors’ appetite to fund the technology, albeit at least temporarily, some advocates say.Wits RHI linkage to care officer Khanyi Kwatsha spends her days talking to young people about the HIV prevention pill.
In Johannesburg, Khanyi Kwatsha is a Wits RHI linkage to care officer. She spends her time helping young people navigate accessing and taking PrEP out in communities, on the phone, or via a dedicated WhatsApp chat line. Questions can range from what mild side effects to expect, how to take a break from PrEP when young people no longer feel at risk, or how to access services for the survivors of gender-based violence.
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