| Title |
Daily Short Message Service Surveys to Measure Sexual Behavior and Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Use Among Kenyan Men and Women
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|---|---|
| Published in |
AIDS and Behavior, May 2013
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10461-013-0510-4 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Kathryn Curran, Nelly R. Mugo, Ann Kurth, Kenneth Ngure, Renee Heffron, Deborah Donnell, Connie Celum, Jared M. Baeten |
| Abstract |
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a novel HIV prevention strategy which requires high adherence. We tested the use of daily short message service (i.e., SMS/text message) surveys to measure sexual behavior and PrEP adherence in Kenya. Ninety-six HIV-uninfected adult individuals, taking daily oral PrEP in a clinical trial, received daily SMS surveys for 60 days. Most participants (96.9 %) reported taking PrEP on ≥80 % days, but 69.8 % missed at least one dose. Unprotected sex was reported on 4.9 % of days; however, 47.9 % of participants reported unprotected sex at least once. Unprotected sex was not correlated with PrEP use (OR = 0.95). Participants reporting more sex were less likely to report PrEP non-adherence and those reporting no sex were most likely to report missing a PrEP dose (adjusted OR = 1.87). PrEP adherence was high, missed doses were correlated with sexual abstinence, and unprotected sex was not associated with decreased PrEP adherence. |
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| United States | 1 | 33% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 33% |
| Unknown | 1 | 33% |
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| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Kenya | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 146 | 97% |
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| Researcher | 20 | 13% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 13 | 9% |
| Student > Bachelor | 10 | 7% |
| Other | 27 | 18% |
| Unknown | 33 | 22% |
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