Primary Manuscripts
Adherence, safety, and choice of the monthly dapivirine vaginal ring or oral emtricitabine plus tenofovir disoproxil fumarate for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis among African adolescent girls and young women: a randomised, open-label, crossover trial
Nair G, Celum C, Szydlo D, Brown ER, Akello CA, Nakalega R, Macdonald P, Milan G, Palanee-Phillips T, Reddy K, Tahuringana E, Muhlanga F, Nakabiito C, Bekker LG, Siziba B, Hillier SL, Baeten JM, Garcia M, Johnson S, McClure T, Levy L, Livant E, Jacobson C, Soto-Torres L, van der Straten A, Hosek S, Rooney JF, Steytler J, Bunge K, Parikh U, Hendrix C, Anderson P, Ngure K; REACH Protocol Team. Adherence, safety, and choice of the monthly dapivirine vaginal ring or oral emtricitabine plus tenofovir disoproxil fumarate for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis among African adolescent girls and young women: a randomised, open-label, crossover trial. Lancet HIV 2023 Dec;10(12):e779-e789. PMCID: PMC10756058
Other Key Manuscripts
Adolescent Girls and Young Women Overcoming Adherence Challenges with Vaginal and Oral PrEP Use: A Longitudinal Qualitative Study from a Crossover Trial in South Africa, Uganda, and Zimbabwe
Shapley-Quinn MK, Tenza S, Jensen D, Tauya T, Mampuru L, Etima J, Kemigisha D, Atujuna M, Soto-Torres L, Johnson S, Mpongo N, Mhlanga N, Ngure K, van der Straten A. Adolescent Girls and Young Women Overcoming Adherence Challenges with Vaginal and Oral PrEP Use: A Longitudinal Qualitative Study from a Crossover Trial in South Africa, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. AIDS Behav 2024 Sep 30. Epub ahead of print
Correlates of Adherence to Oral and Vaginal Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) Participating in the MTN-034/REACH Trial
Ngure K, Browne EN, Reddy K, Friedland BA, van der Straten A, Palanee-Phillips T, Nakalega R, Gati B, Kalule HN, Siziba B, Soto-Torres L, Nair G, Garcia M, Celum C, Roberts ST. Correlates of Adherence to Oral and Vaginal Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) Participating in the MTN-034/REACH Trial. AIDS Behav 2024 Sep;28(9):2990-3000.
We choose: Adolescent girls and young women’s choice for an HIV prevention product in a cross-over randomized clinical trial conducted in South Africa, Uganda, and Zimbabwe
Atujuna M, Williams K, Roberts ST, Young A, Browne EN, Mangxilana NT, Tenza S, Shapley-Quinn MK, Tauya T, Ngure K, van der Straten A. We choose: Adolescent girls and young women’s choice for an HIV prevention product in a cross-over randomized clinical trial conducted in South Africa, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. PLoS One 2024 Aug 29;19(8):e0308577. PMCID: PMC11361692
Adolescent Girls and Young Women's Experiences with Disclosing Oral PrEP or Dapivirine Vaginal Ring Use: a Multi-Country Qualitative Analysis
Young AM, Mancuso N, Atujuna M, Tenza S, Chitukuta M, Kemigisha D, Ngure K, van der Straten A, Garcia M, Szydlo D, Soto-Torres L, Roberts ST. Adolescent Girls and Young Women's Experiences with Disclosing Oral PrEP or Dapivirine Vaginal Ring Use: a Multi-Country Qualitative Analysis. AIDS Behav 2023 Dec;27(12):3941-3951. PMCID: PMC10598125
How a menu of adherence support strategies facilitated high adherence to HIV prevention products among adolescent girls and young women in sub-Saharan Africa: a mixed methods analysis
Roberts ST, Mancuso N, Williams K, Nabunya HK, Mposula H, Mugocha C, Mvinjelwa P, Garcia M, Szydlo DW, Soto-Torres L, Ngure K, Hosek S. How a menu of adherence support strategies facilitated high adherence to HIV prevention products among adolescent girls and young women in sub-Saharan Africa: a mixed methods analysis. J Int AIDS Soc 2023 Nov;26(11):e26189. PMCID: PMC10630658
The impact of COVID-19 on sexual behavior, HIV prevention interest, general healthcare access, and other HIV risk factors among trial participants in Malawi, South Africa, Uganda, and Zimbabwe
Mancuso N, Mathebula F, Chitukuta M, Matambanadzo KV, Tenza S, Reddy K, Nobula L, Kemigisha D, Stoner MCD. The impact of COVID-19 on sexual behavior, HIV prevention interest, general healthcare access, and other HIV risk factors among trial participants in Malawi, South Africa, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. Front Reprod Health 2023 Oct 30;5:1270419. PMCID: PMC10642282
Baseline preferences for oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) or dapivirine intravaginal ring for HIV prevention among adolescent girls and young women in South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe (MTN-034/IPM-045 study)
Ngure K, Friedland BA, Szydlo DW, Roberts ST, Garcia M, Levy L, Akello CA, Reddy K, Palanee-Phillips T, Macdonald P, Siziba B, Soto-Torres L, Hosek S, Hillier SL, Nair G, Celum C, van der Straten A. Baseline preferences for oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) or dapivirine intravaginal ring for HIV prevention among adolescent girls and young women in South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe (MTN-034/IPM-045 study). PLoS One 2023 Jun 23;18(6):e0287525. PMCID: PMC10289422.
Ethical considerations for involving adolescents in biomedical HIV prevention research
Nakalega R, Akello C, Gati B, Nakabiito C, Nolan M, Kamira B, Etima J, Nakyanzi T, Kemigisha D, Nanziri SC, Nanyonga S, Nambusi MJ, Mulumba E, Biira F, Nabunya HK, Akasiima SA, Nansimbe J, Maena J, Babirye JA, Ngure K, Mujugira A. Ethical considerations for involving adolescents in biomedical HIV prevention research. BMC Med Ethics 2021 Sep 23;22(1):127. PMCID: PMC8461968