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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Montgomery, Elizabeth T
• Stadler, Jonathan
• Naidoo, Sarita
• Katz, Ariana
• Laborde, Nicole
• Garcia, Morgan
• Reddy, Krishnaveni
• Mansoor, Leila
• Etima, Juliane
• Zimba, Chifundo
• Chitukuta, Miria
• Soto-Torres, Lydia

Titel

Reasons for non-adherence to the dapivirine vaginal ring: results of the MTN-032/ AHA study

Ist Teil von

• AIDS (London), 2018-05

Ort / Verlag

England: Copyright Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc

Erscheinungsjahr

2018

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Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• OBJECTIVE(S): METHODS:Former ASPIRE participants were stratified by age group (18–21; 22–45) and randomly selected at seven sites in Malawi, South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe, 12–17 months after trial exit. Using in-depth interviews or focus group discussions, ring use barriers were explored using structured guides and visual tools including individual-level depictions of dapivirine levels detected in plasma and returned rings. RESULTS:187 were enrolled; 37% were 18–21 when they began ASPIRE. Most (75%) had drug-level results suggesting inconsistent ring use throughout ASPIRE. Participants viewed themselves as adherent, while simultaneously describing regular instances and reasons for ring removal (e.g. for sex or menses). Less adherent women reported fears that partners would oppose the ring or feel it during sex. High adherers expressed altruistic motivations for ring use. Women of all ages attributed young womenʼs non-adherence to their tendency to be less “serious” about the future, HIV prevention and the study; motivated predominantly by benefits; more fearful of fertility-related consequences; and to having less relationship control. CONCLUSIONS:When presented with objective adherence data, participants provided reasons for intermittent ring use, while simultaneously portraying themselves as consistent ring users. Further research is needed to understand how women could use the ring in a way that fits into the context of their relationships and their lives while still conferring adequate HIV prophylaxis.