Department of Global Health & Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, 641 Huntington Ave, Boston, USA.
Harvard Global, Cambridge, MA, USA.
AIDS Behav. 2023 Jan;27(1):208-217. doi: 10.1007/s10461-022-03757-8. Epub 2022 Jun 30.
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is highly effective for HIV prevention, yet PrEP delivery to women in periconception and pregnancy has lagged. We report qualitative research from a study evaluating PrEP use as part of safer conception care for 330 South African women. Fifty-two semi-structured interviews were conducted with 25 study participants to identify influences on PrEP adherence. Influences were: (1) changing proximity to male partners; (2) COVID-19 lockdown; (3) mobile lifestyle; (4) PrEP-related stigma; (5) disclosure of PrEP use; and (6) pregnancy and motherhood. Data also revealed important contextual information shaping adherence influences for women, including: (a) not living with partners, (b) partners as drivers of pregnancy intention, and (c) feeling at high risk for HIV. Disclosure of PrEP use, addressing stigma, strategies for traveling with pills, and counseling on prevention effective adherence are promising components of PrEP-inclusive HIV prevention interventions for South African women who are pregnant or planning pregnancy.
暴露前预防(PrEP)在预防 HIV 方面非常有效,但在围孕期和孕期向妇女提供 PrEP 的工作却滞后了。我们报告了一项评估 PrEP 作为更安全妊娠护理一部分的使用情况的研究的定性研究结果,该研究纳入了 330 名南非妇女。对 25 名研究参与者进行了 52 次半结构化访谈,以确定影响 PrEP 依从性的因素。这些影响因素包括:(1)与男性伴侣的距离变化;(2)COVID-19 封锁;(3)流动生活方式;(4)与 PrEP 相关的耻辱感;(5)PrEP 使用的披露;以及(6)怀孕和母亲身份。数据还揭示了影响妇女坚持 PrEP 的重要背景信息,包括:(a)不与伴侣同住;(b)伴侣是怀孕意愿的驱动因素;(c)感到 HIV 感染风险高。PrEP 使用的披露、解决耻辱感、携带药物旅行的策略以及预防有效依从性的咨询,是为南非怀孕或计划怀孕的妇女提供包含 PrEP 的 HIV 预防干预措施的有希望的组成部分。
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