Improving PrEP access for adolescent girls and young women: a descriptive analysis of community-based PrEP delivery in the DREAMS programme in Zambia

Publish Year
2025
Publisher
Journal of the International AIDS Society
Description

In Zambia, adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) are at high risk of HIV prevention yet continue to have low access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). This study shows that shifting pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) services from clinics to community-based DREAMS centers substantially increased PrEP initiation, with high uptake among eligible participants. It also identifies factors associated with continued PrEP use, highlighting that decentralized, youth-friendly, and integrated support services can improve both access to and continuation of HIV prevention interventions for AGYW.