Community-Based Strategies for Scale-Up of HIV Prevention Methods for Youth in South Africa

Community-Based Strategies for Scale-Up of Current and New HIV Prevention Methods for Adolescent and Young People in Cape Town, South Africa.
Elzette Rousseau, PhD(c), Socio-Behavioural Scientist. Desmond Tutu Health Foundation (DTHF) University of Cape Town, South Africa.
About INSIGHTS (Innovative Non-traditional Healthcare Settings in HIV Research Lecture Series): The purpose of this lecture series is to provide the community of HIV researchers with space and time to hear about innovative research conducted outside of traditional healthcare settings. This lecture series is funded by the UCSF CFAR Boost Award.
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This talk covers community-based delivery of current and new PrEP products (including oral dapivirine vaginal ring; and injectable Cab-LA) and the influence of access on adolescent and young people's PrEP use decision-making. We will also touch on some initial PrEP-user segmentation and demand creation insights and strategies.
Elzette Rousseau is a socio-behavioral scientist at the Desmond Tutu Health Foundation (DTHF) with more than 10 years of experience implementing and evaluating community-based sexual and reproductive health services. Currently, she is a co-investigator of Fast-PrEP a bridge-to-scale implementation science project providing a choice of PrEP products (oral, vaginal, and injectable PrEP) delivered to more than 20,000 adolescent and young people through differentiated models including mobile clinics, government facilities, courier delivery, and peer PrEP clubs.
This presentation is hosted by CAPS/DPS/PRC Town Hall and the CAPS Developmental Core as part of a Special Lecture Series: INSIGHTS Lecture Series: Innovative Non-traditional Healthcare Settings in HIV Research. Town Hall Chair: Parya Saberi, PharmD
Recorded Tuesday, April 9th, 2024.
0:00 Introductions
3:13 Background and Conceptual Underpinnings
5:52 Formative Findings
17:25 Fast PrEP. A Youth-focused PrEP Program
26:36 Fast PrEP Current Roll Out (July 2022)
27:44 Preliminary Findings
32:13 PrEPared to Choose: Implementation Phases
35:13 Counseling for Choice
37:20 Fast PrEP Other Unanswered Questions
39:05 Q & A