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Health Care Workers’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Related to Oral PrEP Provision to Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Zimbabwe

7 July 2022

Conclusions from the study: knowledge of oral PrEP is high among providers; training should explore providers’ discomfort with certain population groups, such as married adolescent girls and young women; and training should emphasize nonjudgmental services.

Topic(s): Research, Service Delivery

Product(s): Oral PrEP

Population(s): Adolescent Girls and Young Women

Region(s): Sub-Saharan Africa

Countries: Zimbabwe

Source(s): Multiple contributors

Type: Presentation

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