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Factors associated with retention on pre-exposure prophylaxis among female sex workers in Kigali, Rwanda
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) is recommended as an additional HIV prevention measure for persons at substantial risk of HIV acquisition. Although uptake of PrEP among female sex workers (FSW) has increased, retention remains low, resulting in suboptimal benefits. This study aimed at determining Pr...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10627470/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37930984 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0002524 |
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author | Mubezi, Sezi Rwibasira, Gallican N. Uwineza, Jeanne Kayisinga, Jean de Dieu Wandera, Manasseh G. Malamba, Samuel S. Mayora, Chrispus Matovu, Joseph K. B. |
author_facet | Mubezi, Sezi Rwibasira, Gallican N. Uwineza, Jeanne Kayisinga, Jean de Dieu Wandera, Manasseh G. Malamba, Samuel S. Mayora, Chrispus Matovu, Joseph K. B. |
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description | Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) is recommended as an additional HIV prevention measure for persons at substantial risk of HIV acquisition. Although uptake of PrEP among female sex workers (FSW) has increased, retention remains low, resulting in suboptimal benefits. This study aimed at determining PrEP retention rates and associated factors among FSW in Kigali, Rwanda. We retrospectively studied records of 309 FSW abstracted from five (5) health centers for the period between April-June 2020 and April-June 2021. PrEP retention was defined as presenting for a scheduled follow-up visit. We used Kaplan-Meier survival analysis to estimate survival probabilities at months 1,3,6,9, and 12 post-PrEP initiation and Cox regression to determine factors associated with 12-month PrEP retention. Data was analyzed using STATA (version 14.0). Out of 309 FSW whose records were reviewed, data for 268 (87%) were complete. One half (50%, n = 133) of the respondents were aged 25–34 years; slightly more than half (52%, n = 136) were single; nearly three-quarters (73%, n = 196) had completed primary school; majority (88%, n = 236) lived alone; while 69% (n = 184) had no formal employment besides sex work. PrEP dropout rates were 228, 65, 29, 49, and 36 per 100-persons years at months 1, 3, 6, 9 and 12 respectively, with 81%, 72%, 67%, 59% and 53% of FSW that started PrEP retained at these time periods. Multivariable Cox regression revealed that compared to FSW opposed to additional children, the desire to have two or more children (adjusted Hazard Ratio [aHR] = 1.654; 95% Confidential Interval [95%CI]: 1.008, 2.713); and using hormonal (aHR = 2.091, 95%CI: 1.181, 3.702) or no method of contraception other than condoms (aHR = 2.036, 95%CI: 1.006, 4.119) were factors positively associated with PrEP retention. Conversely, compared to consistent condom-use, not using (aHR = 0.329; 95%CI: 0.149, 0.726) or inconsistently using condoms (aHR = 0.413; 95%CI: 0.228, 0.749), and accessing PrEP from ultra-urban clinics (aHR = 0.290; 95%CI: 0.183, 0.458) compared to clinics in the outskirts of the city, were factors negatively associated with PrEP retention. The study found a continuous decline in PrEP retention among FSW with slightly more than half retained at 12 months. To improve outcomes, PrEP retention monitoring should target FSW enrolled in ultra-urban clinics and those not or inconsistently using condoms. |
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spelling | pubmed-106274702023-11-07 Factors associated with retention on pre-exposure prophylaxis among female sex workers in Kigali, Rwanda Mubezi, Sezi Rwibasira, Gallican N. Uwineza, Jeanne Kayisinga, Jean de Dieu Wandera, Manasseh G. Malamba, Samuel S. Mayora, Chrispus Matovu, Joseph K. B. PLOS Glob Public Health Research Article Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) is recommended as an additional HIV prevention measure for persons at substantial risk of HIV acquisition. Although uptake of PrEP among female sex workers (FSW) has increased, retention remains low, resulting in suboptimal benefits. This study aimed at determining PrEP retention rates and associated factors among FSW in Kigali, Rwanda. We retrospectively studied records of 309 FSW abstracted from five (5) health centers for the period between April-June 2020 and April-June 2021. PrEP retention was defined as presenting for a scheduled follow-up visit. We used Kaplan-Meier survival analysis to estimate survival probabilities at months 1,3,6,9, and 12 post-PrEP initiation and Cox regression to determine factors associated with 12-month PrEP retention. Data was analyzed using STATA (version 14.0). Out of 309 FSW whose records were reviewed, data for 268 (87%) were complete. One half (50%, n = 133) of the respondents were aged 25–34 years; slightly more than half (52%, n = 136) were single; nearly three-quarters (73%, n = 196) had completed primary school; majority (88%, n = 236) lived alone; while 69% (n = 184) had no formal employment besides sex work. PrEP dropout rates were 228, 65, 29, 49, and 36 per 100-persons years at months 1, 3, 6, 9 and 12 respectively, with 81%, 72%, 67%, 59% and 53% of FSW that started PrEP retained at these time periods. Multivariable Cox regression revealed that compared to FSW opposed to additional children, the desire to have two or more children (adjusted Hazard Ratio [aHR] = 1.654; 95% Confidential Interval [95%CI]: 1.008, 2.713); and using hormonal (aHR = 2.091, 95%CI: 1.181, 3.702) or no method of contraception other than condoms (aHR = 2.036, 95%CI: 1.006, 4.119) were factors positively associated with PrEP retention. Conversely, compared to consistent condom-use, not using (aHR = 0.329; 95%CI: 0.149, 0.726) or inconsistently using condoms (aHR = 0.413; 95%CI: 0.228, 0.749), and accessing PrEP from ultra-urban clinics (aHR = 0.290; 95%CI: 0.183, 0.458) compared to clinics in the outskirts of the city, were factors negatively associated with PrEP retention. The study found a continuous decline in PrEP retention among FSW with slightly more than half retained at 12 months. To improve outcomes, PrEP retention monitoring should target FSW enrolled in ultra-urban clinics and those not or inconsistently using condoms. Public Library of Science 2023-11-06 /pmc/articles/PMC10627470/ /pubmed/37930984 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0002524 Text en © 2023 Mubezi et al https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Mubezi, Sezi Rwibasira, Gallican N. Uwineza, Jeanne Kayisinga, Jean de Dieu Wandera, Manasseh G. Malamba, Samuel S. Mayora, Chrispus Matovu, Joseph K. B. Factors associated with retention on pre-exposure prophylaxis among female sex workers in Kigali, Rwanda |
title | Factors associated with retention on pre-exposure prophylaxis among female sex workers in Kigali, Rwanda |
title_full | Factors associated with retention on pre-exposure prophylaxis among female sex workers in Kigali, Rwanda |
title_fullStr | Factors associated with retention on pre-exposure prophylaxis among female sex workers in Kigali, Rwanda |
title_full_unstemmed | Factors associated with retention on pre-exposure prophylaxis among female sex workers in Kigali, Rwanda |
title_short | Factors associated with retention on pre-exposure prophylaxis among female sex workers in Kigali, Rwanda |
title_sort | factors associated with retention on pre-exposure prophylaxis among female sex workers in kigali, rwanda |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10627470/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37930984 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0002524 |
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