“It went through the roof”: an observation study exploring the rise in PrEP uptake among Zimbabwean female sex workers in response to adaptations during Covid‐19

Primrose Matambanadzo, Joanna Busza, Haurovi William Mafaune, Lillian Chinyanganya, Fortunate Machingura, Getrude Ncube, Richard Steen, Andrew Phillips, Frances M. Cowan

Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2021 · 50 citations · 12 references

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Abstract

Despite the impact of Covid-19 on the Sisters Programme and FSW mobility, DSD adaptations led to a large increase in PrEP initiations compared to pre-Covid levels demonstrating that a peer-led, community-based PrEP service delivery model is effective and can be adopted for long-term use.

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