Janet G Peckham, Jaclyn D Kropp, Thomas A Mroz, Vivian Haley-Zitlin, Ellen M Granberg
Selection and consumption of lunches by National School Lunch Program participants
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explore womens willingness consider using preexposure prophylaxis hiv prevention context gendered relationship dynamics durban south africa formative research prior development genderinformed intervention introduce preexposure prophylaxis young urban educated women conducted six focusgroup discussions eight indepth interviews 46 women ages 1825 years current preexposure prophylaxis users women recruited clinic community settings using criterionbased snowball sampling technique qualitative data coded analyzed thematically teambased consensus approach final coding analytical decisions data interpretation women clearly understood benefits preexposure prophylaxis partners focusing promoting health right protect hiv infection time accordance findings studies women realistic concerns would arise among male partners including disapproval loss trust possible loss relationship instances potential violence propose preexposure prophylaxis use resolve tension women advocated covert use best option others argued disclosure proposing various approaches working partners adopt preexposure prophylaxis suggestion partners use preexposure prophylaxis made repeatedly thus women sought avoid discussions trust lack trust partners possible infidelities choosing instead focus preserving even building relationship suggesting preexposure prophylaxis use women offered diverse narratives agency constraint relation choosing preexposure prophylaxis future prevention strategy well ways engage male partners preexposure prophylaxis findings speak need interventions bolster womens confidence sense empowerment communication decisionmaking skills successful hiv prevention