A decision support tool has similar high PrEP uptake and increases early PrEP persistence in adolescent girls and young women in South Africa: results from a randomized controlled trial

African adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) have high rates of HIV acquisition and are a priority population for HIV pre‐exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). PrEP implementation has been limited by AGYW's low perceived HIV risk and provider demands. A decision support tool (DST) with information about PrEP could improve clients’ risk perception, knowledge about PrEP, informed decision‐making and motivation to use PrEP based on their risk, facilitating PrEP delivery in primary healthcare (PHC) clinics.

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