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title: Oral PrEP Use Among South African Women with Plans for Pregnancy.
description: >-
  Explore this publication on real-world evidence: Oral PrEP Use Among South
  African Women with Plans for Pregnancy..
date: '2022-01-01'
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tags:
  - HIV
  - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  - Poster Presentation
  - Care
  - 'No'
  - Health System Partner
  - Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
  - Methods/Pharmacoepi
  - R&D
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## Challenge

Oral PrEP use patterns among South African women with pregnancy plans—particularly uptake rates and adherence profiles specific to this population—had not been characterized in real-world cohort data.

## Solution

Target RWE's HIV team and collaborators analyzed oral PrEP use data among South African women with plans for pregnancy, describing uptake, continuation, and objective adherence patterns during periconception.

## Impact

Characterizing oral PrEP use patterns in periconception South African women provides HIV prevention program designers with real-world evidence on uptake barriers and adherence challenges.

## Use Cases / Links

Oral PrEP uptake and adherence characterization in periconception South African women for HIV prevention program design, Periconception PrEP adherence data for HIV prevention product development and program optimization