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    "I am still negative": Female sex workers' perspectives on uptake and use of daily pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention in South Africa.

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    Eakle, Robyn; Bothma, Rutendo; Bourne, Adam; Gumede, Sanele; Motsosi, Keneilwe; Rees, Helen
    Abstract
    Women remain highly vulnerable to HIV infection in sub-Saharan Africa, with female sex workers (FSWs) facing some of the highest rates of HIV. Oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has the potential to reduce new infections among populations at highest risk and end-user perspectives of actual use in 'real-world' settings are critical to informing PrEP implementation. This paper presents findings from serial in-depth interviews (IDIs) conducted with FSW participants during the course of the Treatment And Prevention for Sex workers (TAPS) Demonstration Project in South Africa, exploring the lived experiences and perceptions of taking up and using PrEP. This research provides insight into risks and responsibilities facing FSWs perceived as prominent drivers in taking up and using PrEP, how PrEP was adopted to mitigate risk or ameliorate realities, and the characteristics of PrEP most valued, all of which are critical to consider in scale-up. Overall, distrust in the existence and/or efficacy of PrEP affected the motivation of women to come to the clinic and to maintain use. As one of the first reports of PrEP use among FSWs outside of a clinical trial setting, this research shows that it will be important to ensure accurate, relevant, and widespread messaging in communities to generate demand and support for PrEP.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10342/7961
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    2019-04
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    Eakle, Robyn, & Bothma, Rutendo, & Bourne, Adam, & Gumede, Sanele, & Motsosi, Keneilwe, & Rees, Helen. (April 2019). "I am still negative": Female sex workers' perspectives on uptake and use of daily pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention in South Africa.. , (), - . Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10342/7961

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    Eakle, Robyn, and Bothma, Rutendo, and Bourne, Adam, and Gumede, Sanele, and Motsosi, Keneilwe, and Rees, Helen. ""I am still negative": Female sex workers' perspectives on uptake and use of daily pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention in South Africa.". . . (), April 2019. May 31, 2023. http://hdl.handle.net/10342/7961.
    Chicago:
    Eakle, Robyn and Bothma, Rutendo and Bourne, Adam and Gumede, Sanele and Motsosi, Keneilwe and Rees, Helen, ""I am still negative": Female sex workers' perspectives on uptake and use of daily pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention in South Africa.," , no. (April 2019), http://hdl.handle.net/10342/7961 (accessed May 31, 2023).
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    Eakle, Robyn, Bothma, Rutendo, Bourne, Adam, Gumede, Sanele, Motsosi, Keneilwe, Rees, Helen. "I am still negative": Female sex workers' perspectives on uptake and use of daily pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention in South Africa.. . April 2019; (): . http://hdl.handle.net/10342/7961. Accessed May 31, 2023.
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