Kenyan sex workers and men who have sex with men find PrEP acceptable but worry about others' assumptions

Participants thought PrEP was potentially a good prevention method:

“If PrEP really prevents HIV then it should be available in plenty so it may help us.”

“It is a good idea for people like us who have multiple partners, because some will accept condoms and others not.”

Many people experienced side-effects at first, but these usually resolved:

“When I swallowed them, I had diarrhoea for three days, then my head started aching. When I called [the study centre] they told me to come, but after three days I was OK.”

Some people even perceived that the Truvada had positive effects, such as a subjective experience of increased sex drive:

“It was good, because when you go home, you feel like making love to your friend. But when I stopped taking the pill, that morale faded.”