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Virology research J 2017 Vol 1 Issue 2
July 26-27, 2017 | Vancouver, Canada
WORLD CONFERENCE ON STDs, STIs & HIV/AIDS
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Background:
Each country in the world has put in place
strategies to prevent HIV/AIDS infections. In Kenya today, to
control HIV/AIDS infection, there are various strategies that
have been put in place for example: Voluntary counseling
and testing (VCT); prevention of mother to child transmission
(PMTCT), voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC)
and condom use among others. In that context however,
research has shown that Truvada PrEP reduces the risk of
HIV infection by more than 90% among gay and bisexual men
when taken once-daily.
Objective:
The objective of this study is to investigate the
knowledge of pre exposure prophylaxis (PreP) among men
who have sex with men.
Method:
Ten (10) community health workers were subjected
to a three week intensive training programs to empower
themwith skills of carrying out interviews. Data was collected
for a period of three months by use of questionnaires and
personal interviews. During the study, the enumerators used
the following demographic data: Sex, age, education and how
the partners perceive the use of pre exposure prophylaxis.
Results:
80 MSM were enrolled in this survey with their ages
ranging from 18-35 years all being males who are HIV+ and
with basic high education. Of 40% of the respondents, they
have preferred to use condoms as a protective device and
other gels other than Truvada PreP. 50% of the respondents
were inagreement tousePrePand theyhad someperceptions
on the cost, availability, side effects in the event of stoppage
while 10% of the respondents were not sure whether to use
Truvada PreP or not since they needed more education of
medical experts. However, the level of knowledge of Truvada
PreP was proportional to their education.
Conclusion:
The survey showed that more information on
TruvadaPrePusage shouldbedisseminatedsince itsusage still
remains a myth to most Kenyans (there is still a strong believe
that AIDS has no cure). Therefore, for a successful Truvada
usage depends on opinion leaders, health professionals and
researchers to correct the current misconceptions existing
about Truvada PreP in their communities.
e:
charles.salil@gmail.comKnowledge of Truvada pre exposure prophylaxis (PreP) among men who have sex with men in Kisumu
County, Kenya
Kiplagat Charles
1
and
Nancy Chebon
2
1
Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Kenya
2
Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching Hospital, Kenya
T
he advent of human immunodefiency virus/ acquired
immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/ AIDS) in the world
has forced all of us to accept a paradigm shift from curing
towards caring. This has led us to focus our interventions on
caring for the physical as well as the psychological welfare of
the HIV-positive individuals and his/ her significant others.
A descriptive survey was used to determine the knowledge
awareness level of information services put in place for the
prevention and care of HIV/ AIDS for students of tertiary
institutions in Osun State of Nigeria. The findings revealed
that students of tertiary institutions in Osun State of Nigeria
have high knowledge of the meaning of HIV/ AIDS and they
are aware that HIV/ AIDS can be transmitted through sexual
intercourse. This study also focuses on the practical work
of librarians, information specialists, and health workers in
caring for the physical as well as the psychological needs of
the HIV-positive individuals and his/ her significant others.
e:
obitessy2002@yahoo.comStudents’ knowledge and information needs on HIV/ AIDS in Nigeria
Chinwe M T Nwezeh,
Awolowo university, Nigeria